Travels of a T Shirt in the Global Economy - Part 2

In a previous post I referred to my use of Rivoli's Travels of a T Shirt as a text for The World Economy at MCC. Below is part 2 of the excellent NPR podcast.

The World in a T-Shirt

U.S. Town's Economy Shifts Away from T-Shirt Business

by Adam Davidson

Until recently, Florence, Ala., considered itself the T-shirt capital of the U.S. That was a few years ago, prior to a surge in cheap imports from China and other countries. Today, the T-shirt mills are all gone, along with all the jobs they once provided.