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195. How did Canadian workers adjust so well to US trade?
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Canadian workers faced new competition after the sudden free trade agreement with the US in 1989. Why were they able to adjust so successfully?
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194. Industrial policy detectives: China's subsidies for shipbuilding
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A new way to measure China’s subsidies for shipbuilding reveals how much they transformed the industry for the country and world.
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193. Did multinationals enforce Bangladesh’s new labor law?
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Following the Rana Plaza factory collapse, foreign companies promised to enforce Bangladesh’s new labor law. What happened next?
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192. Will more farm trade cause more deforestation?
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As trade with farm exporting countries expands, governments must also consider how to prevent deforestation.
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191. Brazil’s trade opening and its toll on workers and crime
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How Brazil’s trade liberalization of the 1990s led to unexpected and lasting impacts on workers and a temporary rise in violence.
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190. Climate change, floods, and the future of auto supply chains
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What consumers can expect from auto companies investing in supply chain resilience as weather disasters loom.
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189. South Korea’s controversial industrial policy
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How South Korea’s Heavy and Chemical Industry Drive policy of 1973-79 worked and may have contributed to its economic rise.
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188. Did responsible sourcing by multinationals help workers in poor countries?
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What happened to workers and others in Costa Rica when global companies imposed new responsible sourcing codes of conduct on their suppliers.
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187. Industrial policy and the rise of Romania’s Silicon Valley
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How a 2001 income tax break for Romanian software programmers helped transform the country’s information technology sector.
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186. How US lead regulations hurt Mexican babies
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Higher US lead standards in 2009 resulted in more production and pollution from Mexican plants. Nearby infants and kids suffered.