Analysis Of 'The Death Of Distance: Outsourcing, White Collar Exodus'

‘The death of distance: Outsourcing, white collar exodus’ film involves many companies moving their call centers and contracts to foreign countries, this is called outsourcing. They particularly look at areas in southern Asia, for example countries like India, Malaysia, etc. This is a lot cheaper for big companies because it allows them to cut their wage salary lower because the quality of living is lower in LEDC’S (less economically developed countries). United States of America is a MEDC (more economically developed country), this means if a lot of companies are outsourcing to south Asian countries this can have a negative impact on globalization of the United States. This is due to outsourcing, and this is because of major companies setting up their call centers in other countries than USA. This doesn’t create new jobs in USA which can cause unemployment rates to rise, this can lead to an incline in homelessness, which all in all effects the economy and the well being of …show more content…
For example in the video the Lori Wallach, director of Global Trade Watch states, “When the British left india in 1947, they left behind hundreds of schools and universities. and now a staggering 65% of indians speak english as a second language. and seeing as the average wage in india is less than a quarter of what it is in the u.s., companies can save tons of money by moving their call centers there. why should I pay a u.s. engineer $150,000 for his master 's degree and his work when I can get a really bright capable person with a phd in india who 's gonna work that same job for $15,000 a year?” Not only is this a financial bonus for big companies, it means guaranteed work for Indian citizens, thus improving their overall quality of