Thursday, December 19, 2019

Twelve items selected from my closet for this project....

Twelve items selected from my closet for this project. They were manufactured in China, Vietnam, Pakistan, Turkey, India, and the U.S. Five countries in this list are located in Asia; The U.S, China, and India are three of the six contemporary world powers. For physical locations, both of China and Vietnam located in the East and Southeast Asia; India and Pakistan located in the south Asia; Turkey located in the Middle East, and the U.S located in the North America. Despite I purchased those clothes in the U.S, according to the chart, it is easy to observe that six items were made in China, and two made in Vietnam. This fact reflects that China and Vietnam became significant signs of manufacturing in the world. In addition, the larger†¦show more content†¦Based on the population issue, the Chinese government enforced the birth control policy from the late twentieth century until now, so the total fertility rate of China is lower than the total fertility rate of the U.S. In t he labor market, China plays an important role of the labor export. Large population emerges more workers, so the labors are cheaper in China. After the cold war in the 1990s, the global economic cooperation made the connection between countries was more close and complex. Many international companies invent and possess their core technologies in the U.S or other developed countries, but they found their manufacturing factories in China. They already aimed at the Chinese large cheap labor market could reduce the cost in their entire business. Consequently, people can find different kind of stuff labeled as â€Å"made in China† easily and frequently—it is a good explanation for the fact of half of my clothes were â€Å"made in China†. Many small factories which produce clothes and accessories are located in small towns in southeast of China, especially Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong Provinces. Most of workers in those factories are wide range-age women who from rural areas with lower level education. Their working conditions are depended on the conditions of the factories. Vietnam has the similar situation to China in labors and

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