Recommended Readings

These articles have been selected by Prof. Patrick Yanez for classroom use only

GLOBAL FASHION MARKETING

Wanted: Genius Designer. The New York Times. Sept. 4, 2008.

Yves Saint Laurent, Fashion Icon, Dies at 71.  The New York Times. June 1, 2008

Dress for Less and Less . The New York Times. May 29, 2008.

Simply Irresistible. The New York Times. May 21, 2008

Big Names in Retail Fashion Are Trading Teams. The New York Times. March 8, 2008

IP for Fashion Design? www.IPworld.com. 2007

Protecting Works of Fashion From Design Piracy. by Christine Magdo. 2000. 

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MACRO-ECONOMICS

U.S. Economy

The Return of the Misery Index. The New York Times,, September 13. 2008

Uncomfortable Answers to Questions on the Economy. The New York Times, July 19, 2008

Job Security Too, May Have a Happy Medium. The New York Times. February 25, 2007

Is Wal-Mart Good for America? By Steve Lohr. The New York Times. December 7, 2003

Globalization

Made in India vs. made in China By Keith Bradsher. The New York Times. June 12, 2004

Wal-Mart Invades, and Mexico Gladly Surrenders. By TIM WEINER. The New York Times. December 6, 2003

Joseph Stiglitz: Challenging the Growth Gurus. By MICHAEL MASSING. The New York Times. October 19, 2002
Two Cheers for Colonialism. By Dinesh D'Souza. The Chronicle of Higher Education. May 10, 2002. (See next article)

A discussion on D"Souza's article. Letters to the Editor about this article. (See article above)

Latin America

Still Poor, Latin Americans Protest Push for Open Markets  By JUAN FORERO. The NY Times. July 19, 2002

Homo economicus or Rational Economic Man

In search of self-interest  By John Kay. Financial Times. July 30, 2002

Why We're So Nice: We're Wired to Cooperate  By Natalie Angier. The NY Times. July 23, 2002

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Duties

Whose Duties Is It Anyway?. By Christina Napolitano. Pictures by Laura Pedrol-Ripoll. November 1. 2008

U.S. Trade Policies

Reading Obama's Trade Leaves. By T. Wang, L. Laurent and A.Farrell. Forbes.com.Nov. 5, 2008

Democrats Aim for Balance on Trade. By K.Ellis and L. Casabona. WWD. August 27, 2008

President Bush Wields New Trade Tool. By JOANNA RAMEY, WWD, Sept. 24, 2002

Trade Bill ("Fast Track") OK'D, Goes to Bush, By JOANNA RAMEY, WWD, Aug. 2, 2002

Trade of Textiles & Apparel

The End of Clothing Deflation. by Floyd Norris. The New York Times. Feb. 23.2008

Summary reports of 2006 textile and apparel trade. TextilesIntelligence. com. February 2008.

2003 Report on AGOA. By MARK LACEY. The New York Times. November 14, 2003

WTO's 2005 End of Quotas on Textiles & Apparel

Importers Expect Some Barriers To China Imports in 2005. By Scott Malone / Kristi Ellis. WWD. Sept. 2002 

End of Quotas in 2005: Industry Executives Predict 15% Plunge in Price. By Scott Malone. WWD. January. 2004 

Outsourcing

The Outsourcing Bogeyman. By Daniel W. Drezner. Foreign Affairs. May/June 2004

Bangalore's Big Dream. By Terry Atlas. U.S. News & World Report. May 2, 2005

Bilateralism, Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

Explosion of FTAs: Bilateral Trade-Off. By BERNARD K. GORDON | FROM TODAY'S WALL STREET JOURNAL ASIA. Sept. 5, 2008.
US Presidential Proclamation 7746 to Implement US-Chile Free Trade Agreement. December 31, 2003.

GENERAL INTEREST