PSCI 152 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Kuznets Curve, Hukou System, Bracero Program
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Why did cotton production shift from manchester ne america: industrial espionage, supply of cheap labor in u. s. Children: more demand for products in u. s, development of railroads/lower shipping costs that don"t involve crossing an ocean. Ne america south: cheaper supply of labor, less stringent labor laws. Child labor: demand didn"t really change (still in u. s. , still selling in u. s. ) U. s. china: restrict how labor can move. Floating people can work in factories, but won"t receive the benefits of urban workers, so not much of an incentive. Someone has to be at the bottom semi-permanently. Non-industrialized countries low level of environmental degradation and low income per capita. Developing countries engaged in race to the bottom, lax environmental regulations high environmental degradation (mid point in income per capita: declines after because . Incomes increase more willing to pay more for conscientious products (fair trade.