Clothing Poverty by Andrew Brooks Summary
Overview of Clothing Poverty
"Clothing Poverty" unveils the hidden cost of fast fashion, exposing how your discarded clothes perpetuate global inequality. Praised by sustainability experts as "thought-provoking," Brooks' investigation challenges ethical consumption myths while revealing how wealthy nations profit from garment workers' exploitation. Ready to rethink your wardrobe?
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The T-Shirt on Your Back Has a Secret History
A cotton T-shirt hangs in your closet, price tag still attached. You bought it on sale three months ago but never wore it. Next week, you'll probably toss it in a donation bin, feeling virtuous about helping someone in need. But what if that simple act connects you to a Mozambican street vendor named Mario, a child laborer in an Indian cotton field, and a complex global system that perpetuates the very poverty it claims to solve? Every year, wealthy nations export nearly four million tonnes of used clothing to the developing world-a massive reverse flow that challenges everything we think we know about charity, sustainability, and global inequality. Your discarded jeans don't simply disappear into the charitable ether. They embark on a remarkable journey through sorting facilities in Eastern Europe, shipping containers crossing oceans, and bustling African markets where vendors like Mario pay hundreds of dollars for sealed bales of clothing, hoping the "lottery" will yield sellable items. This isn't a footnote to globalization-it's a central feature of how modern capitalism connects the world's richest and poorest citizens through the most intimate items we own.
From Rebel Uniform to Global Commodity and Cotton's Bloody Roots
The Assembly Line That Circles the Globe
Where Your Donated Clothes Really Go
Markets Built on Others' Castoffs
The Illusion of Shopping Your Way to Justice
The Revolution That Won't Come From Your Closet
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