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Where Underpants Come From - Couverture souple

Bennett, Joe

 
9781847390011: Where Underpants Come From
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1847390013 ISBN 13 : 9781847390011
Editeur : Simon & Schuster UK, 2009

Synopsis

When Joe Bennett bought a five-pack of 'Made in China' underpants in his local New Zealand hypermarket for $8.59, he wondered who on earth could be making any money, let alone profit, from the exchange. How many processes and middlemen are involved? Where and how are the pants made? And who decides on the absorbent qualities of the gusset?

Where Underpants Come From tells you all you need to know -- in fact, probably more -- about this mystery of global commerce. Leaving his supermarket trolley behind Joe embarks on an odyssey to the new factory of the world, China, to trace his pants back to their source. Along the way he discovers the extraordinarily balanced and intricate web of contacts and exchanges that makes global trade possible -- and rapidly elevating China to the status of world economic superpower. He also grapples with chopsticks, challenges his own prejudices and marvels at the contrasts in one of the world's oldest, but fastest changing, societies. Funny, wise and insightful, it is another wonderful journey from the author of A Land of Two Halvesand Mustn't Grumble.

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À propos de l'auteur

Joe Bennett was born in Brighton and since leaving Cambridge University has taught English in a variety of countries including Canada, Spain and New Zealand. He lives in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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Éditeur
Simon & Schuster UK
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1847390013
ISBN 13 
9781847390011
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
320
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Personne responsable
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