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Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 7977 Location: Sunny California
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 7:15 pm Post subject: China INC. |
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Well the China "effect" has been quantified:
http://www.gsm.uci.edu/CalendarAndNews/PressReleases/PressReleases.aspx?ReleaseID=196
Highlighted in Barrons Nov. 20:
| Quote: | | Lower labor costs account for 39.41% of the “China Price” advantage. Other factors: Export subsidies, 16.71%; network clustering, 16.02%; undervalued currency, 11.44 %, counterfeiting and piracy, 8.63%, FDI, 3.09%; health and safety, 2.44%, and environmental, 2.26%. |
The advantages of intellectual piracy and disadvantages of environmental degradation are surprising. [/quote] _________________ Today is the Tomorrow you worried about Yesterday! |
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