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Product flows Flashcards

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How are raw material flows limited by physical geography and human input

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95% needs soil (hydroponics), infrastructure

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Why may material abundance not cause economic gain

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Corruption, market fluctuation, profit repatriation, culture, colonial history, substinence without commercial mechanism

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1950s manufacturing

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95% in Europe, N America, Japan

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UK manufacturing

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Lost half manufacturing jobs in 30yrs, lost most domestic car industry in 1980s, now new investment e.g. Nissan in Sunderland

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US manufacturing

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Ford relocated lots to maquiladoras, new investment e.g. Toyota

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