While reading through Chapter 20, "China Makes, the World Takes", the fact that the deaths of the 32 Chinese steel workers wasn't deemed nearly as important that other events that happen in the US is very bothersome. Additionally, calling a reason for concern about how and where products are created the "Nike problem", in reference to the fact that Nike has barely any inclusion in their items' production, and are mainly a brand slapped on, along with the methods of which the items are produced, personally makes me laugh.
Observing the graph in Chapter 21, the one showing the trend of Nike vs. Reebok in terms of % of sales and shares, one can note the slow decline in popularity for Nike, as well as the rapid rise in popularity for Reebok. For three years, Reebok had actually overtaken Nike in this, gaining billions of dollars in revenue. This may be because of the potential backlash given to Nike for their methods of production, in addition to Reebok's being generally higher quality than Nike's, albeit more pricey.
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