description: 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.  Prize or Award    Business Book of the Year 2005, Finalist   AAP Awards for Excellence in Professional and Scholarly Publishing, 2006   
title: The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade
titlecomplete: The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade 
genres: History, School, Business, Economics, International Development, Academic, Sustainability, Politics, Fashion, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 2762
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Financial Times Business Book of the Year
category: Shortlist