01954nam a2200241Ia 4500 CTU_156059 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 16.47 382.60951 B713 Bongiorni, Sara A year without "made in China" : One family’s true life adventure in the global economy Sara Bongiorni Hoboken, N.J. John Wiley & Sons 2007 Journalist Bongiorni, on a post-Christmas day mired deep in plastic toys and electronics equipment, makes up her mind to live for a year without buying any products made in China, a decision spurred less by notions of idealism or fair trade-though she does note troubling statistics on job loss and trade deficits-than simply "to see if it can be done." In this more personal vein, Bongiorni tells often funny, occasionally humiliating stories centering around her difficulty procuring sneakers, sunglasses, DVD players and toys for two young children and a skeptical husband. With little insight into global economics or China's manufacturing practices, readers may question the point of singling out China when cheap, sweatshop-produced products from other countries are fair game (though Bongiorni cheerfully admits the flaws in her project, she doesn't consider fixing them). Still, Bongiorni is a graceful, self-deprecating writer, and her comic adventures in self-imposed inconvenience cast an interesting sideways glance at the personal effects of globalism, even if it doesn't easily connect to the bigger picture. Boycotts,Consumers,Exports,Globalization,Sự xuất khẩu,Sự toàn cầu hóa Attitudes,Economic aspects,Khía cạnh kinh tế United States,United States,China,United States.,Trung Quốc,Hoa Kỳ Năm Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ