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Summer Reading
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade
This is very interesting reading and I expect each student to read this book over the summer and answer the following questions.The book can be purchased from Amazon for under $12.00.
- Why are American cotton farmers so productive? Could the U.S. cotton industry survive without being so productive?
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What do we mean by a ‘race to the bottom’? What is the ‘bottom’?
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Why is the bottom better than it used to be?
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Explain why the bottom is a ‘training ground’ that could lead to better things/
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What would happen to American farmers if subsidies were removed?
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What are some of the non-tariff barriers used to protect the US garment manufacturing industry? How would you characterize them in general?
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Why have textile manufacturers been able to gain such protection?
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How have quotas impacted on the cost and location of textile production?
- How did politics and trade interact after 9-11?
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What has happened since 2005 to textile imports from China [all students must answer this question].
- What do we mean by clothing mining and why is it important?
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