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To: A. Pole; Paul Ross
I'm taken by the coincidence that in both refutations I am engaging in "wishful thinking."

Paul Ross, thank you for an explanation of your position.

If I understand your position, outsourcing of the manufacturing of the product is a leading indicator to the movement of all functions of the business to the same location. Effectively American businesses and businessmen picking up and moving to China instead of just a foreign direct investment (FDI). You also then make the case that FDI (assumably not limited to niche outsourcing across labor markets) leads to indigenous foreign labor becoming more competitive than the firm that outsourced there.

There have been studies of outsourcing and it's impact on the skilled and unskilled or low-skilled work force, trade and competition. Would you like to discuss them?

Expansion Strategies of U.S. Multinational Firms

The Impacts of Technology, Trade and Outsourcing on Employment

Outsourcing at Will: Unjust Dismissal Doctrine and the Growth of Temporary Help Employment

282 posted on 12/21/2003 7:45:31 AM PST by optimistically_conservative (Clinton's Penis Endorses Dean: Beware the Dean Mujahideen)
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To: optimistically_conservative
The "temp help" item would seem to indicate that once again, US reg costs have scored a victory over US laborers.

I'm still working on getting the PDF open; my Win "open with" dialog box does NOT include the Acrobat package, for some mysterious reason...
300 posted on 12/21/2003 12:54:55 PM PST by ninenot (So many cats, so few recipes)
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