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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Awards for Travels of a T-Shirt

• Finalist - Financial Times-Goldman Sachs 2005 Business Book of the Year
• Amazon.com Editor's Picks: 10 Best Business Books of 2005
• A Booz Allen Hamilton Best Business Book of the Year, 2005
• Named one of the six best business books of 2005 by the Financial Times - Dec 9, 2005
• Association of American Publishers, Best  Scholarly Book of 2005 in Finance and Economics

Forthcoming translations:
        German – Econ Verlag Publishers
        Dutch – Business Contact Publishers
        Russian – Balance Business Books
        Japanese – Toyo Keizai Publishers
        Italian – Apogeo s.r.l Italy
        Formal Chinese – Sagaculture Publishers (Taiwan)
        Simplified Chinese – Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Press
        Korean – Dasan Press
        Portuguese – Editorial Presenca

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©2005 Pietra Rivoli