Chapter 20, 21, TAL

 Chapter 20 has a focus on the economic and industrial expansion in China and the large role it played in changing some forms of globalization. China's major growing force was mostly export based, foreign investment, and manufacturing. China kind of pushed away from agricultural jobs and started leaning to offering cheap manufacturing of goods to be exported throughout the world. This rapid development of manufactures offering cheaper labor pulled in many outside large corporations who abused this power. Later in the chapter it talks about the social effects this can have on communities which can be detrimental. These shifts often require long hours, extremely strict rules, and low wages. This is something that may not be thought of when buying a product . I think this chapter gives an understanding of the abuse some outside corporations cause just to get things on the shelf for a maximum profit. 

Chapter 21 focuses on GCCs and how different countries across the globe deal with how things are produced. Giving examples such as Nike who outsource their product manufacturing to sell to “richer” nations at a high price. The idea of this for the companies is strictly for larger profit margins. This shows that yes globalization does connect foreign economies to one another but it does not equal fairness in that process. 

TAL gives insight on the garment industry in Cambodia. In the early 2000s Cambodia was receiving decent wages and benefits for their extremely export dependent textile industry. Their main partnerships were with many United States companies, but this all changed when China came in and was offering way cheaper manufacturing on these goods. This caused Cambodia to fall behind and basically make the decision to try to keep up with capitalism or keep the moral compass they had for their laborers.