This Chapter's "Focus on Globalization" Discusses Outsourcing Jobs to Countries

question 24

Multiple Choice

This chapter's "Focus on Globalization" discusses outsourcing jobs to countries outside the United States.What is an outcome of this process?

• A) decreased profits for U.S. corporations
• B) an increase in union membership within the U.S.
• C) corporations realizing the importance of workers' rights
• D) fewer jobs in the U.S., as they are replaced by machines and outsourced jobs
• E) more incentives for illegal immigration

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