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The Shifting Tides of Global Trade

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trade-to-GDP ratio rose from about 11% in 1970 to a peak of about 31% in 2011. and Global Trade (Exports Plus Imports) in Goods and Services as Share of GDP SOURCE: The World Bank. What are the risks to global value chains, and how are governments protecting them? Similarly, the U.S. How has the U.S.-China recessions.

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What is supply chain?

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A supply chain includes all the raw materials and parts that are made into a product and distributed up the chain for manufacture and sale. A supply chain includes all the raw materials and parts that are made into a product and distributed up the chain for manufacture and sale. What are some supply chain risks?