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I agree that steel requires more skilled construction workers. What I said is that because steel was scarce, more concretes had to be used in the construction.
by muddyrivers 12y ago
I agree that steel requires more skilled construction workers. What I said is that because steel was scarce, more concretes had to be used in the construction. In turn, they didn't need to hire that many skilled workers to work on steels, and they could afford to hire more workers to work on concretes.
- seanmcdirmid 12y agoThink of building construction as a jobs programs for unskilled migrant workers, and why China doesn't move up to better more modern construction methods will make a lot of sense. They have the steel, they have the money, but they wouldn't employ as many people (for low wages, but enough to live) and so the entire point would be missed (I've had this explained to me many times by business men in China).