Exploring economics: the secret life of t-shirts
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Defining a supply chain and organisation of the supply chain for a t-shirt
    • 1.1 The supply process
      • 1.1.1 The firm’s transformation process
      • 1.1.2 Labour intensive and capital intensive techniques of production
      • 1.1.3 From inputs to goods sold in markets: stages of production
    • 1.2 The supply chain of a t-shirt
    • 1.3 Vertical integration
  • 2 Who are the main actors at each stage of production?
    • 2.1 Stage 1: cotton production
      • 2.1.1 Production figures
      • 2.1.2 International trade figures
      • 2.1.3 Production and international trade data compared
    • 2.2 Stage 2: textile and spinning
    • 2.3 Stage 3: making the garment
    • 2.4 Stage 4: packing, trading and retail
  • 3 Value added in the supply chain
    • 3.1 Value added
    • 3.2 Which countries benefit the most from t-shirt production?
    • 3.3 Labour costs
  • 4 Interactive activity
  • Conclusion
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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