Scenario: Blickinstock at the Crossroads

question 83

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Scenario: Blickinstock at the Crossroads
Auto parts supplier,Blickinstock Ltd. ,would like to expand its presence in Latin America.To that end,Blickinstock is trying to decide whether to purchase an existing company in a remote region of Argentina or build its own subsidiary.Keith Moon,Blickinstock's vice president of global business development,will be making a presentation to the board outlining the company's options.
-One board member has asked about the maquiladora phenomenon,which refers to ________.

• A)Mexico's low-cost labour unions
• B)the drug cartel problems that threatens to limit legitimate production in Mexico
• C)the low-wage manufacturing zone in the US-Mexican border region.
• D)Latin America's new model for business that allows foreign investors to take advantage of government incentives designed to attract foreign direct investment

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