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Adam Smith's Division Of Labor

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Adam Smith would probably explain the phenomena of outsourcing and offshoring very simply. Just like he explains the division of labor in three parts he would very easily turn those pre-existing theories on these two ‘new’ terms. First, it is necessary to understand that Smith would not have been particularly surprised to learn that companies were looking overseas for labor and goods. In fact, he essentially predicted it all those decades ago. As far as outsourcing goes, I believe Smith would focus on the concept of everyone focusing on one particular skill. For example, just like he described in the division of labor it makes sense that each country would specialize in different goods and services. This way they could fulfill their potential
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