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Risks from Over-Specialisation - China's Underwear Town

Graham Watson

22nd April 2016

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This is an absolutely fascinating insight into China's one-trick industrial towns - underwear accounts for 80% of the Gurao's output. If that statistic isn't 'pants', I don't know what is! But is China's comparative advantage in underwear falling apart at the seams?

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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