Topic: Economic Development Case Study: LEDC
Location of Economic Activity Location: China,
Pearl River Delta,
South East of China Geographical Keywords •
MNC – Multi National Companies are firms that produce goods in two or more countries.
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Manufacturing – secondary industries that make products.
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Access – how easy it is to get raw materials products/services in and out of an industry.
He ease of this affects costs, which affects profit.
Case Study Detail Background The manufacturing industries in this area employ 30 million people and it is the same size as Belgium. It is known as the workshop of the world as this is where a lot of the world’s products are manufactured. The
Shenzhen region produces 70% of the Worlds photocopies and 80% of the Worlds artificial Christmas trees. The
Dongguan specialises in running shoes, employing 80,000 people in one factory.
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