Pietra Rivoli Knihy

Praise for this book highlights its engaging narrative and insightful exploration of global trade through the journey of a T-shirt. Critics commend the author for her ability to weave memorable characters and vivid scenes into a compelling story. The narrative is described as an illuminating saga that offers a nuanced and fair-minded perspective, avoiding ideological extremes while examining a single industry's complexities. The book is noted for its excellent writing, making it a page-turner that captivates readers late into the night. It effectively illustrates the interplay between free trade and protectionism, providing a useful account of their impact on the world. The exploration is characterized as fascinating, revealing the multifaceted nature of globalization, including both its challenges and unexpected benefits. Combining elements of travelogue, history, and economics, the book is praised for its storytelling prowess and is deemed a must-read. It presents a readable and balanced examination of free trade's intricacies, emphasizing that the term "free trade" often belies the complexities involved. Overall, the book is recognized as a significant contribution to understanding the global economy through a relatable lens.

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. It has won the prize or award - Business Book of the Year 2005, Finalist; AAP Awards for Excellence in Professional and Scholarly Publishing, 2006.

Welchen Weg legt ein T-Shirt zurück, bis es zum Verkauf im Laden liegt, und wohin kommt es, nachdem es im Altkleidercontainer gelandet ist? Pietra Rivoli reiste mit ihrem T-Shirt von Texas nach Schanghai und Tansania. Ihr spannender Reisebericht entwirrt die komplexen Strukturen des Welthandels und schildert, wie sich amerikanische Baumwollfarmer gegen Importmassen aus China wehren, wie T-Shirts aus Schanghai trotzdem in den amerikanischen Hafen gelangen und unter welchen Bedingungen, aber auch für welche neuen Freiheiten Frauen in chinesischen Textilfabriken arbeiten.