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Industry - LeBlanc

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break-of-bulk point   show
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bulk-gaining industry   show
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bulk-reducing industry   show
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cottage industry   show
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show form of mass production in which each worker is assigned one specific task to perform repeatedly  
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show a series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods  
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show an industry in which labor costs comprise a high percentage of total expenses  
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show factories built by the U.S. companies in Mexico near the U.S. border, to take advantage of much lower labor costs in Mexico  
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show transfer of some types of jobs, especially the ones with lower pay and skill from MDC to LDC  
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show adoption by companies of more flexible work rules  
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show a U.S. state that has passed a law preventing a union and company from negociating a contract that requires a worker to join a union as a condition of employment  
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site factors   show
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situation factors   show
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show a fabric made by weaving, used to make clothing  
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show a group of neighboring countrys that agree to trade with one another and erect barriers to limit trade with other blocs  
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