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Pietra Rivoli

(1949) Economist

8 quotes in 103 categories

Pietra Rivoli is an economist.

Quick Facts About Pietra Rivoli

Born: November 30, 1949
Profession: Economist

About Pietra Rivoli

[Wikidata] American economist... | [Wikipedia] Pietra Rivoli is an American professor of Finance and International Business at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, and author of the award-winning book The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy.

Quotes by Pietra Rivoli

The main one is that these apparel jobs are a very important means for young women in these countries to gain autonomy.…

Activism

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But by shining these lights in different places, they really have uncovered things that companies in their own interest are trying to…

Brands

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In many poor countries, if the daughter is told who she's going to marry, and told that she's going to live in…

Agriculture

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The movement really has evolved because their initial demands [such as factory codes of conduct and disclosure of supplier names and addresses]…

Addresses

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You need companies investing in these countries, so women have employment opportunities, and you also need these forces of conscience. Without the…

Activist

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I have heard a lot of stories - we're putting this in for the monitors, we've got this other set of records.…

Company

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If consumers weren't thinking this way, companies would be a lot less responsive. Right now, consumers don't really have a way to…

Barriers

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“How did the Farm Bill achieve overwhelming support from Congress in the face of such widespread calls for reform?...In exchange for leaving…

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