Invisible ChinaScott Rozelle, Natalie Hell
Invisible China
by Scott Rozelle, Natalie Hell · first published 2020
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"Twenty years ago, seemingly everything for sale at American retailers had a "Made In China" sticker on it. Now, things have changed. Every year, forty thousand Chinese factories are shuttering their doors as businesses seek cheaper labor elsewhere. Clothes manufacturing is moving to Bangladesh and Vietnam, for example, and shoes to Ethiopia. The exodus is well underway. Even as American commentators fret over "rising China," the real threat lies in a virtually unknown story: that of a nation struggling amid a profound economic transition away from manufacturing. The culprit? Profound inequali
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Agreed. Scott Rozelle's _Invisible China_ is very much worth a read on this topic. The author is not a China hater - far from it. But he lays out in sobering detail the substantial demographic challenge they still face and why they may not…
on “A chat with Ray Dalio” ↗+1 on Invisible China. Scott Rozelle's group at the FSI has been doing some good work on trying to alleviate the opportunity gap that exists in several prefectures in the PRC.
on “Vietnam to make Apple Watch and MacBook” ↗…you don't have these, low-cost jobs will move to other countries affected you are trapped. Germany already had a highly educated workforce and is high-income. No need to go back to square one. Source: Invisible China by Scott Rozelle which does a great job explaining economic development and comparing different countries.
on “TSMC, Bosch, Infineon, and NXP to build fab in Germany” ↗…factories to be the engine to help lift people out of rural poverty. Unfortunately that engine will now falter and many will be left behind. For an eye opening survey here, I highly recommend the book Invisible China.
on “Vietnam to make Apple Watch and MacBook” ↗I recently read Invisible China by Scott Rozelle which raises concerns that impact this strategy. TL;DR: Most of Chinese population lives in rural China. Birth rates in rural China are also much higher than in cities. Education and…
on “Made in China 2025” ↗Invisible China by Scott Rozelle. The book focuses on rural China and it's challenges. The gist of the book is that countries generally move from low to middle income by doing cheap labor. The move from middle to high…
on “Ask HN: Any interesting books you have read lately?” ↗…rural hukou status today. This means that China’s future workforce is predominantly growing up in rural villages, where educational outcomes are still lagging far behind." Rozelle, Scott; Hell, Natalie. Invisible China: How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China’s Rise (pp. 8-9). So the difference here might come from where the population lives vs. their houku status. As I understand it from the book, the houku status…
on “Made in China 2025” ↗