3.7
Economy & Business
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy is a critically acclaimed narrative that illuminates the globalization debates and reveals the key factors to success in global business. Tracing a T-shirt's life story from a Texas cotton field to a Chinese factory and back to a U.S. storefront before arriving at the used clothing market in Africa, the book uncovers the political and economic forces at work in the global economy. Along the way, this fascinating exploration addresses a wealth of compelling questions about politics, trade, economics, ethics, and the impact of history on today's business landscape.
Using a simple, everyday T-shirt as a lens through which to explore the business, economic, moral, and political complexities of globalization in a historical context, Travels encapsulates a number of complex issues into a single identifiable object that will strike a chord with readers as they investigate the sources of sustained competitive advantage in different industries, examine the global economic and political forces that explain trade patters between countries, analyze complex moral issues related to globalization and international business and discover the importance of cultural and human elements in international trade.
© 2019 Ascent Audio (Audiobook): 9781469075112
Release date
Audiobook: July 16, 2019
3.7
Economy & Business
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy is a critically acclaimed narrative that illuminates the globalization debates and reveals the key factors to success in global business. Tracing a T-shirt's life story from a Texas cotton field to a Chinese factory and back to a U.S. storefront before arriving at the used clothing market in Africa, the book uncovers the political and economic forces at work in the global economy. Along the way, this fascinating exploration addresses a wealth of compelling questions about politics, trade, economics, ethics, and the impact of history on today's business landscape.
Using a simple, everyday T-shirt as a lens through which to explore the business, economic, moral, and political complexities of globalization in a historical context, Travels encapsulates a number of complex issues into a single identifiable object that will strike a chord with readers as they investigate the sources of sustained competitive advantage in different industries, examine the global economic and political forces that explain trade patters between countries, analyze complex moral issues related to globalization and international business and discover the importance of cultural and human elements in international trade.
© 2019 Ascent Audio (Audiobook): 9781469075112
Release date
Audiobook: July 16, 2019
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