CP: Effects of TNCs in Detroit Flashcards by ruby Lygo | Brainscape

Q

What TNCs were involved in industrialising Detroit?

A

Ford

General Motors

Chrysler

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What was the impacts of TNCs investing in Detroit?

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Massive economic boost
Increase in higher wage jobs
Altered demographic characteristics of city - large increase in migrant population

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What were the impacts of TNCs relocating to cheaper labour markets in the 1950s?

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Massive population decrease - from 1.8million in 1950s → 700,000 in 2010
Reductions in employment - in 2010, 24% of workforce unemployed
Social deprivation - some of highest crime rates in US

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