This is my third and final each one teach one focusing on the Special Economic Zones within China.
Video: https://uportland.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/Mitchell+Goldman/0_e2a33sma
Infographic interactive: https://magic.piktochart.com/output/3465869-eoto-3
Sources:
http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/mar/23/china-gdp-since-1980
http://www.academia.edu/251431/Negative_Aspects_of_Special_Economic_Zones_In_China
http://www.unrisd.org/80256B3C005BD6AB/(httpAuxPages)/2893F14F41998392C1257BC600385B21/$file/China’s%20growth%20miracle%200808.pdf
I like your infographic because there is both a timeline of the events that happened with China and their Special Economic Zones and the results that have occurred from these zones. I thought that it was interesting how there was such a change between the GDP growths between the 1970s and the 1980s. Even between 1979 and 1980, there was a pretty significant growth, which is interesting because in 1980 the SEZs were introduced, which shows their effect on the country. I also like the pros and cons of the results of the SEZs; this shows the problems that SEZs has caused, more relating to personal people and the workers while the benefits from SEZs involve more economic-related people (e.g. companies), and the country as a whole.
From what I understood, it seems China is enforcing more business related policies, which economically provides for the corporations’, and CEO’s rather than the general population. And its really sad that these workers suffer through such hardships, like crime, and the sexual harassment, just to earn scarcely enough to support their families. The solution that would make the worker’s lives better: increased wages, security, are probably not even being considered by corporations. Or are they? Are there any groups/unions who are trying to eliminate the SEZs, is there any dialogue between the coporations and workers?
5,000,000 child laborers, that is crazy. The fact that the number is so high is surprising. China uses SEZs as a way to boost their economy but at the cost of its citizens. As Johanna has previously mentioned workers must undergo poverty, sexual harassment, human trafficking, and other such hardships. Things that people should not have to endure on a daily basis. Is there any movement or union to protect these works? And if not what is preventing its formation?