Cotton
These West Texas cotton farmers and their 1,000 acres, are able to produce 500,000 pounds of cotton
Nelson and Ruth Reinsch
He was in charge of Shanghai Knitwear when Rivoli was researching the life of her t-shirt
Patrick Xu
These can be defined as a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports
Tariffs
This university was the site at which Rivoli began to think about the Travels of a T-Shirt
Georgetown
This sector of business includes only those who are self employed or who work for those who are self employed
Informal
This West Texas town is referred to as the center of the “Silicon Valley,” for cotton production
Lubbock, Texas
From 1,000 acres worth of cotton in West Texas, this many t-shirts can be produced
1.3 million
This trade rule allowed apparel duty free access to the U.S. market so long as the yarn and fabric was produced in a country which was part of a free trade block
Yarn Forward Rule
This type of item is most popular to donate to the Salvation Army
Clothing or apparel
A market which deals in castoff clothing from the United States and Europe is known as this
Mitumba
This helped cotton farmers escape the mercy of the gin business by giving many cotton farmers ownership of the gin themselves
The Citizens-Shallowater Co-op Gin
The final stage in a t-shirt's manufacturing involves hands on craftsmanship for the first time as workers do this
Sew
According to Rivoli, the most complex and challenging phase in the life of a t-shirt made in China involves gaining access to the market of this country
United States of America
This nation in South East Asia has adopted the technological approach to apparel manufacturing
Hong Kong
The largest and most experienced used clothing processor in North America, this company buys around 70,000 pounds of clothes from charities within 1,000 miles of their base in New York on average each day
Trans-Americas Trading Company
Monsanto created these seeds to help ward of insects on cotton farms so that production could increase
BT seeds or bacillus thuringiensis seeds
This type of system subsidizes inefficient companies who produce lower quality products, and provides no incentives
Central planning
The National Council of Textile Organization endorsed this agreement in 2005
CAFTA or Central American Free Trade Agreement
This country's population is one of largest consumers of used American clothing because of their enjoyment of Americana
Japan
This marketplace in Dar es Salaam is over a mile long and is lined all the way with market stalls each specializing in their various kinds of clothing
Manzese
This is the name for a competitive situation wherein companies and states continually undercut one another's prices at the expense of standards and safety
Race to the bottom
According to Rivoli writers were not welcome in Chinese factories but those in this profession were
Professors
Along with technological advancements and open-minded farming approaches, these "boons to U.S. producers," also helped the U.S. in cotton production
Subsidies
The cotton industry in West Texas has little to no labor expenses due to this force in the globalization of the world
Technology
This term for a type of government which is often associated with embezzling and wealth appropriation has been likened by some to the second-hand clothing market in places like Tanzania
Kleptocracy