Two interesting articles from WSJ:
South Carolina GOP Voters Feel the Benefits of Free
Trade—but Also the Scars
“Few states have
been more nimble than South Carolina in adjusting to global competition. The
state turned the loss of 80,000 textile and apparel jobs since 1980 into part
of its pitch to foreign manufacturers and U.S. exporters that need a big pool
of workers to staff new car, tire and aerospace plants. Even some Chinese
textile makers, once the scourge of the state’s business establishment, are
setting up beachheads in South Carolina, which leads the nation in percentage
of workers employed by foreign companies—8.4% in 2013.
Yet the benefits
are unevenly spread and have gone disproportionately to the college-educated in
larger population centers”
A Tale of Two Countries: How Dollar’s Strength Distorts
Coffee Market
http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-tale-of-2-countries-how-dollars-strength-distorts-coffee-market-1455705003