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How the World Ran Out of Everything

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China's Rise as the Global Factory

This chapter explores China's transformation in the mid-1970s post-Cultural Revolution, highlighting market reforms by Deng Xiaoping and the country's emergence as a manufacturing powerhouse. It details how American corporations capitalized on these changes, leading to significant industrial growth and the reshaping of global production dynamics.

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