The Problem with Made in China
Briefing Manufacturing in Asia
The Economist, January 13th, 2007.
Page 68-70
It is worth reading if you missed the issue.
Can Nigeria become the China of Africa?
Why did the American firms ignore Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa with the largest market on the continent for the location of their factories?
Nigeria does not have the required utilities for the mass production of their products?
Can Nigeria become in Africa what China has become in Asia?
Labour is cheaper in Nigeria than China.
Transportation by railway is also cheaper.
The major hindrance is lack of regular power supply?
CIG Motors of China has an assembly plant in Lagos in spite of the challenges of doing business in Nigeria.
The Capitalism of Made in China should be a good title for a book on how American capitalism dines and wines with communism in China.
This should be a case study on the international politics of the economics of Made in China factories of blue chip American firms.
Big American Companies with factories in China include the following:
General Motors
Nike Store
Boeing
Coca Cola
KFC
Procter & Gamble
Starbucks
Intel
Walmart
Like the phenomenal Asian Tigers, can we see the emergence of the African Lions in global trade led by Nigeria?
- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima
The CEO,
International Digital Post Network Limited
