SOC110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: One Direction
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In around the first half of the twentieth century, employment and the local. In the second half of the century, manufacturing employment in several cities then economy have risen and dropped with manufacturing declined dramatically as a result of many mechanisms, the most important of which was relocation. Many corporate boards of major companies moved their manufacturing facilities from cities in the united states, england, germany, japan and other countries to less-established industrial nations such as mexico, brazil, and korea. Production jobs in developed industrial countries also decreased due to. In addition, many of the manufacturing plants that operated in these communities were reduced in size as responsibility was subcontracted to professional, foreign companies for many of the functions previously performed in-house. Many businesses find it cheaper to pay for maintenance, payroll, parts procurement and other out-of-company duties than making their own employees perform these functions. The loss of manufacturing employment caused long-term social and economic.
