LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
LC control number |
2008054905 |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9780470287163 (pbk.) |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
0470287160 (pbk.) |
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Call number |
382/.45687115 |
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Authors |
Rivoli, Pietra. |
TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
The travels of a T-shirt in the global economy : |
Subtitle |
an economist examines the markets, power, and politics of world trade / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
Pietra Rivoli. |
EDITION STATEMENT |
Edition |
2nd ed. |
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication |
Hoboken, N.J. : |
Publisher |
John Wiley, |
Date |
c2009. |
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
xx, 316 p. : |
Other Details |
ill. ; |
Size |
23 cm. |
CONTENTS |
Contents |
How America has dominated the global cotton industry for 200 years -- The history of American cotton -- Back at the Reinsch farm -- All God's dangers ain't the subsidies -- Cotton comes to China -- The long race to the bottom -- Sisters in time -- The unwitting conspiracy -- Returning to America -- Dogs snarling together -- Perverse effects and unintended consequences of T-shirt trade policy -- 45 years of "temporary" protectionism end in 2009--now what? -- Where T-shirts go after the Salvation Army bin -- How small entrepreneurs clothe East Africa with old American T-shirts -- Mitumba : friend or foe to Africa? |
STUDY PROGRAM |
Program name |
MIST910 |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical Heading |
T-shirt industry. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical Heading |
International trade. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical Heading |
Free trade. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical Heading |
International economic relations. |
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://uowd.box.com/s/cgbjrg4crw6zxsfsh2ukhi29j62u1r2j |
Public note |
Location Map |
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