Dell Case Study
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- Created on: 21-02-14 17:43
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- Host Country Benefits
- contributes to fall in poverty- manufacturing plant in Malaysia will raise standard of living
- enables area to become more connected to global economy- Lodz, Poland is connected to USA and suppliers
- contribute to development of infrastructure and communication- BT outsource to India provide telephone access
- suppliers companies may grow, cumulative causation
- TNCs generate more profit so pay more tax
Host Country Negatives
- Environmental impacts- Smog in Bejing and Shanghi, river pollution
- Insecure employment-footloose industries
- Health and Safety ignored - 60% of garment factories in Bangladesh are unsafe
- Profits go to HQ countries - Dells HQ in Texas
- TNCs out compete local companies- Dell in Limerick half high street shut
- workers are low paid and exploited- 30p an hour
Source Country Benefits
- Dirty industries and pollution are exported eg no London smog
Source country costs
- derelict land due to factory closes- deindustrialisation
- insecure employment as move elsewhere -footloose industries eg North Carolina to Asia
- loss of jobs because of global shift
- high costs of regenerating an area
Dell HQ located in texas
North Carolins plant recieved $280 million in incentives…
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