The Text Discusses the Tsukiji Fish Market as an Example

question 59

Multiple Choice

The text discusses the Tsukiji fish market as an example of a global commodity chain because:

• A) one can trace the hands fish pass through in a network that connects previously unconnected people and locations.
• B) merchants in Tokyo opted to sell only local produce to make the market more sustainable.
• C) it has become the largest tourism attraction in Tokyo.
• D) it is a shifting of core and periphery because goods and money are flowing from the periphery to the core.
• E) prices for tuna are determined on the New York Stock exchange rather than in Tokyo, with the standardized prices improving the income of Japanese fishermen.

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Definitions:

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