Lily Bjorlin, Chapter 12, Question 5

The passage in this chapter that stood out to me the most was when Wheelan mentioned possible solutions to US (or any country's) workers losing their jobs to outsourcing. Displaced workers should be offered training for other types of work with that company so they are able to start another job soon without having to head out and search for one. Most of all though our education system should shift to teaching useful skills for a variety of jobs so students (who will shortly become the labor force) will be more adaptable to different types of jobs instead of being confined to one certain type of job. If workers have more versatile skills they will be more prepared for various jobs.

I just happen to be listening to Christmas while writing this (because I listen to nothing else at this time of year) and the song In A Bleak Midwinter started playing. One verse says:

What can I give Him, poor as I am? 
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb; 
If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part; 
Yet what I can I give Him... give my heart.

Get it? Its like how each nation has certain things they are good at making or doing that they can bring to the table for trade. Imagine a developing country is singing this song. They're poor with little goods they are able to bring to the trade table. If they were Canada they could bring maple syrup or if they were Slovakia they could bring sheep but what do they have? Their most important resource is their work force (like we were talking about in class the other day) so that is what they can offer.