In the Name of Fashion: Exploitation in the Garment Industry

In the Name of Fashion: Exploitation in the Garment Industry

As you read this article, there is a good chance that you or someone close to you is wearing clothing
Letters

Letters

Cuba Coverage I was very impressed with your report on Cuba [Sept/Oct, 1995]. It was broad and comprehensive, giving the
The Mechanics of Brazil's Auto Industry

The Mechanics of Brazil’s Auto Industry

In April, 1994, the vice-president of General Motors of Brazil (GMB) made a special appearance on prime-time television. Instead of
The Gender Wars

The Gender Wars

In July of last year, several mem- bers of the Argentine planning committee that had drawn up the guidelines for
Newsbriefs

Newsbriefs

LEFT ESTABLISHES ITS PRESENCE IN GUATEMALAN ELECTIONS DECEMBER 4, 1995 Held amidst continuing insta- bility and an unresolved civil war,
The GAP and the Sweatshop Labor in El Salvador

The GAP and the Sweatshop Labor in El Salvador

My name is Judith Yanira Viera. I am from El Salvador and I am 18 years old. For over a
Reviews

Reviews

Silent Revolution: The Rise of Market Economics in Latin America by Duncan Green, Latin America Bureau/Monthly Review Press, 1995, 266
Taking Note

Taking Note

The "Violence" of Aristide On November 7, 1995, newly elected legislative deputy Jean Hubert Feuill6, a cou- sin and political
The Key East Asia's Export Success

The Key East Asia’s Export Success

The East Asian newly industrialized countries (NICs) have been uniquely successful in using export-ori- ented industrialization as a route to
IN PURSUIT OF PROFIT A Primer on the New Transnational Investment

IN PURSUIT OF PROFIT A Primer on the New Transnational Investment

Transnational corporations touch our lives in a multitude of ways. They make most of the clothes we wear, the food