As of late, though, the trend appears to have been reversing just a bit due to rising transportation costs. I just learned that some 60,000 manufacturing plants (apparel, toys, etc.) had closed in China in 2008 alone.
Do you have sources for this information? I am very much interested: I'm making a presentation on globalisation in conference tomorrow and I would like to mention this if the source is reliable. "Dieu se rit des hommes qui se plaignent des conséquences alors qu'ils en chérissent les causes" Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
Do I get a commission? :) "Beware of the man who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark." Cheyenne
