The Travels of A T-Shirt in the Global Economy : An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade (Edition 2) (Paperback)

from jcbrunner

Before I discuss the book, I must mention the awful, awful German translation. The race to the bottom touches business books especially hard, as many translators are ignorant about the economic and social science vocabulary. The book's translator fails even at general vocabulary and has but a lim...

from memasmb

Reading this book, made me angry about the unfair advantage that some of our cotton farmers have in this country. The insight into the workings of our government and the way we treat other developing countries brought tears to me eyes. Just another example of the bullying techniques that USA uses...

from castiron

Fascinating both for seeing how far a t-shirt travels from grower to the store rack (and afterwards) and for showing how complicated international trade really is. The author writes from an free-market perspective but acknowledges the concerns of those who favor more regulation.What particularly ...

from mminor1985

This book tells about the textile industry in a global economy using a t-shirt as an example. She explains the entire travels of a t-shirt from the cotton farm in Texas to a used clothing dealer in Africa. Some of the economic policies about the textile industry are explained. This book is a must...

from carterchristian1

I fully agree with fellow reviewer Justintrapp. This covers the entire scope of global trade..outsourcing,the polititics of South Carolina who protects his textile industry, and at the end the effect of American clothes sold overseas on its improving fashions, men and women. A must read.