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Granta 89 (Review)
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Granta 89, Spring 2005, 'The Factory', £9.99
2/7/05: Granta calls itself ‘The Magazine of New Writing’ and there is always something interesting in each issue, but the quality of the writing in the latest issue, around the theme of The Factory, is marvellous.It would be worth the price just to read Made in China by Isabel Hilton, an absolutely stunning account of the changes in the lives and conditions of Chinese factory workers. It includes a beautiful case study of the impact of globalization in the way the model railway company, Hornby, has now relocated all production to China: ‘Like many much bigger and truly international brands- Nike and Reebok, for example, it has become a company that “doesn’t do stuff ”, that is, it makes nothing.
Instead it concentrates on brand management and marketing. It negotiates a price with its Chinese contractor, sends the designs of what it wants made to the contractor near the town of Dongguan in Guangdong, and waits for the results to arrive in England by container. Hornby has no share in the Dongguan factory although it now depends on it entirely for its profits.’
Last modified: Saturday, July 2, 2005
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