| Description |
xvii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. King cotton -- 1. Reinsch cotton farm, Smyer, Texas -- 2. The history of American cotton -- 3. Back at the Reinsch farm -- pt. II. Made in China -- 4. Cotton comes to China -- 5. The long race to the bottom -- 6. Sisters in time -- pt. III. Trouble at the border -- 7. Dogs snarling together -- 8. Perverse effects and unintended consequences of T-shirt trade policy -- 9. 40 years of "temporary" protectionism ends in 2005--and China takes all -- pt. IV. My T-shirt finally encounters a free market -- 10. Where T-shirts go after the Salvation Army bin -- 10. How small entrepreneurs clothe East Africa with old American T-shirts. |
| Subject |
T-shirt industry.
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International trade.
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Free trade.
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International economic relations.
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| ISBN |
0471648493 cloth |
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9780471648499 cloth |
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