The travels of a t-shirt in the global economy : an economist examines the markets, power and politics of world trade /
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy takes the reader on a fascinating, around-the-world journey to reveal the economic and political lessons from the life story of a simple t-shirt. Over five years, business professor Pietra Rivoli traveled from a Texas cotton field to a Chinese factory t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, N.J. :
John Wiley and Sons,
[2005]
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| Series: | Pedro Arrupe Center for Business Ethics
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description to access electronic resource Verlagsinformation |
| Summary: | The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy takes the reader on a fascinating, around-the-world journey to reveal the economic and political lessons from the life story of a simple t-shirt. Over five years, business professor Pietra Rivoli traveled from a Texas cotton field to a Chinese factory to a used clothing market in Africa, to investigate compelling questions about the politics, economics, ethics, and history of modern business and globalization. Using the story of the t-shirt to illustrate the major issues of the globalization debate, this uniquely entertaining business book offers a surprising, enlightening, and balanced look at one of the major topics of our time. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0471648493 9780471648499 9780470118047 0470118040 |
| Access: | Available for distribution in: UNITED KINGDOM, USA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA. |