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1
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what has globalisation created in terms of labour?

A

an international division of labour

  • highly skilled, highly paid, decision making, research management, developed countries
  • the unskilled, very poor, manufacturing, less developed
2
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why has the division of labour undergone changes in the last 40 years?

A

the countries that were associated with the unskilled have built their own manufacturing businesses and commercial bases and spread their wings globally to create newly emerging countries

3
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in 1954 what percentage of manufacturing was concentrated in western europe, japan and north america?

A

94%

4
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why has the amount of manufacturing decreased in the western world?

A

competitive labour prices in developing countries has allowed companies to manufacture there for less money

5
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what is global shift?

A

where manufacturing industry is moved from a medc to a ledc

6
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what is a consequence of global shift?

A

it has lead to the deindustrialization in many developed countries
meaning loss of jobs in that sector

7
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how much did UK manufacturing employment fall by in the past 30 years?

A

50%

8
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what % of all manufacturing jobs are in developing countries?

A

50%

9
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what else do large TNCs gain from moving manufacturing into different countries?

A

the can remove trade barriers such as tariffs

10
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why are the trends such as global shifts changing?

A

due to the increase of NICs

populations are becoming more affluent and starting to demand same as developed countries

11
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what is likely to drive trade patterns in the future and why?

A

consumption is likely to drive trade more that the production location
due to the increase growth of asia and china