GEOG 216 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Deindustrialization, Outsourcing, Offshoring
18 Nov 2016
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Outsourcing and the globalization of services th. What kind of an impact is this offshoring activity having on the jobs and wages of workers across the service sector in the us? prelude here is the deindustrialization process he talked about. When we talk about the transition from fordism to post-fordism, we did mention a trend - declining share of manufacturing activities in oecd countries one exception to some degree is germany. Germany did go through a deindustrialization period in late 80s/early 90s, but things stabilize in the 2000s. Germany is exporting a lot of high-end manufactured goods (cars mostly) but by and large, same deindustrialization trend witness across several countries. Non-tradable services - labour intensive (eg, restaurants, hotels), more secure from outsourcing. (2) growing demand for healthcare and educational services. (4) size and role of public sector. Today, world service exports have risen to about 20% of total international exports. top 10 destinations for global services outsourcing.
