Journal of Economic Literature
Book Reviews
2026-09-01
Francisco Rodriguez of United Nations Development Programme and Wesleyan University reviews “A Year without “Made in China”: One Family\'s True Life Adventure in the Global Economy” by Sara Bongiorni,. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Chronicles the story of one family that embarked on a yearlong boycott of Chinese products in order to determine whether they could live without the world's fastest growing economy. Discusses excluding Chinese products from the author's home; the difficulty of finding non-Chinese children's shoes and toys; the difficulties that arose during the boycott; China's relationship with Wal-Mart; China's influence in France and in the electronics market; the difficulty of finding clothing not made in China; the family's growing acceptance of the boycott and the difficulty of finding non-Chinese office supplies; Hurricane Katrina and questions about the ethics of a boycott in a time of personal tragedy; considering whether to extend the boycott past one year; Christmas shopping and the boycott; and the end of the boycott. Bongiorni is an author and former business reporter. Index.”