1 response 3 Db / unit week 3
Each post should be one paragraph in length (75 words) and must be substantive in nature Do not simply state that it is a good or bad idea, specify why and be detailed in your explanation. Aside from assisting a classmate, the goal is to demonstrate your mastery of the concepts.
1 response 75 words
2 response 75 words
You will submit a minimum of 2 paragraphs for the week. At least three paragraphs will be included in your MAIN POST and one paragraph each for your two Interactive Replies.
1st Interactive Response
1 Paragraph
75 words
75 words
#1 POST
Has anyone heard of the Flying Geese Pattern of Economic Growth? This pattern shows that countries gradually move up in technological development by following the pattern of countries ahead of them in the development process. For example, Taiwan and Malaysia take over leadership in apparel and textiles from Japan as Japan moves into the higher-technology sectors of automotive, electronics etc. A decade or so later, Taiwan and Malaysia are able to upgrade to automotive and electronics products, while the apparel and textile industries move to Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia.
Could it be that the Flying Geese Pattern is responsible for this off shoring of jobs that we are seeing even in the US? As the US advances away from the manufacturing sector to the service sector, countries like Mexico, China and India are taking over the factory jobs while the US takes on the more advanced service sector jobs. Several years ago when the US transitioned from an Agricultural economy to an Industrial/Manufacturing economy, many of the farming jobs disappeared and workers needed to get retrained to take up factory jobs. Now that the US is transitioning from a Manufacturing to Service sector economy, a lot of the manufacturing/factory jobs are leaving also. The jobs being created would therefore need to be service jobs because as we know, the Service sector is the fastest growing sector of…