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Chapter 6

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Multiple Choice Questions

Essay Questions

Essay question: Were the industrial districts about which so much has been written more the limited outcome of the economic crisis of the 1970s or were they an entirely new mode of economic development to that of mass production?

Links to Websites

Center for Globalization and Policy Research: http://www.sppsr.ucla.edu/cgpr/
This UCLA centre provides information and downloadable working papers on the globalization of production.

International Labour Organization: http://www.ilo.org/
This UN agency offers research and data on labour issues around the world, including information about work standards, child workers, etc.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD): http://www.unctad.org/
UNCTAD’s website offers publications and data on global production and trade.

United Nations Industrial Development Organization: http://www.unido.org/
This UN agency website provides research and data on industry and manufacturing around the world and includes a searchable database with statistics on manufacturing (value added, employment, etc.) for each country, available at http://www.unido.org/Regions.cfm?area=GLO

World Trade Organization: http://www.wto.org/
The WTO’s website includes research and documents on a variety of issues related to global production and trade.