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OUTSOURCING - THE ISSUES BEHIND THE DEBATE

The debate over lost jobs is currently raging in this 2004 election year. From both parties, much of the discussion is focusing on the indisputable fact. Jobs are going overseas. Some of the tougher questions are being addressed far too rarely. Questions such as:
If we're outsourcing, are other countries outsourcing to us?
What about safety nets for dislocated workers?
What of job creation here?

We are gathering here some of the most thoughtful discussions on this topic. If you have an article you'd like to see added, please e-mail to tlaggner@wcit.org.
WCIT is a non-partisan organization and is looking for in-depth discussion of important trade-related issues.

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Insourcing -- the opposite of outsourcing article February 2, 2004 about job creation in the U.S from foreign companies

How to be a Free Trade Democrat by Gene Sperling. Foreign Policy magazine, March-April 2004. This is written as a memo to the democratic nominee for President but is not political. It is a thorough and insightful discussion of job creation and loss and how to open a meaningful debate.

Outsourcing Turned Inside Out by Ken Belson to the New York Times. Discussion of the impact of an investment by Samsung in Austin, TX