GGRA02H3 Lecture 6: lecture 6
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Dynamic geographies of manufacturing: the endless search for optimal locations. Other costs can drive companies away e. g. taxes, low levels of regulation. Retail end of the commodity chain: transformation of urban spaces. Wal-mart -- looking for minimal costs to maximize their profits, provides a vast range of affordable goods to its customers. Employees and labourers are low-paid and economy exploits surface value of labour. Converting productive land use consumptive land use. exploited, but must be exploited - localities will not have ability to survive. Haiti labourers still go to work, government says higher wages will drive company away, company says it is a fair wage". If a plant closes in a canadian company and moves to mexico what do unemployed. Both facing serious challenges as far as income is concerned. Benefits for factories being located near other factories. Manufacturing zones -- compete, supply each other of inputs, extensive labour force.
