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## Commodity chain ## | ## Commodity chain ## | ||
- | A commodity chain is a term for a system of links through which raw materials are transformed | + | A commodity chain is a term for a system of links through which raw materials are transformed |
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+ | Thanks to the globalization of manufacturing and capital, the links in a commodity chain can be spread all over the world. Commodity chains can be reassembled quickly when labor and other costs go up. Even apparently simple things have a surprisingly global reach, like [[http:// | ||
Global commodity chains are often talked about as if they were new things, and they brought people into new relationships. On the one hand, the globalization of production has disrupted and dislocated people on unprecedented levels. On the other hand, the ground was prepared for the " | Global commodity chains are often talked about as if they were new things, and they brought people into new relationships. On the one hand, the globalization of production has disrupted and dislocated people on unprecedented levels. On the other hand, the ground was prepared for the " |
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