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Brazil tried local protected manufacturing --Mexico tried to be the lower cost manufacturer for NorthAm and SouthAm and they had some success but ultimately wer
by mc32 4y ago
Brazil tried local protected manufacturing --Mexico tried to be the lower cost manufacturer for NorthAm and SouthAm and they had some success but ultimately were beaten by Chinese labor. China had the advantage of both being a MFG base and also a market opportunity. Their labor force in their EEZs were also better educated.
- hunglee2 4y agoI have read that Brazil's main problem is geography - major population centres are the coast, and separated from each other by difficult-to-pass terrain. Part of what Bolsonaro is trying to do is solve this, through sacrificing the Amazon
- sophiabraxas 4y agoThis doesn't make any sense, sorry. The Amazon is very, very far away from the Brazilian coast.
- hunglee2 4y agoI accept my ignorance
- marcosdumay 4y agoWell, you shoul get better sources. Brazil does have logistical problems, but your characterization of them is completelly off. And, by the way, the Amazon isn't logistically "on the way" for anything. The parts that aren't in reach from some quite large ports do not host many people or economical activity.
- hunglee2 4y agoindeed I should, I was commenting off-the-cuff, thank you for the admonishment!