Group 1
Message: #3 From: Press Message: #16 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 06:58 Dec 20, 2001 16:45 response to message #3:
The first question is for all Groups:
Some advantages of industrilization are more
Industrialization transformed the countries and places for people to work and live. Since the towns
cultures of Europe and America in many ways. will grow it will give people more oppurtunities for
Today, many countries around the world are to working and living. Some disadvantages are
develop viable industrial economies. Mexico is a overcrowdedness, poor living conditions, and
dramatic example. Not everyone in such countries pollution. While being industrialized, more important
welcomes the change. situations are overlooked such as those problems.
In your opinion, what are the advantages and
disadvantages of industrialization? Please be specific
when you answer. And feel free to cite current as
well as historical examples.
The Press respectfully awaits your response.
Message: #19 From: Press
Dec 20, 2001 16:47 response to message #16:
Good. You bring up some excellent problems
with industrialization, especially as seen today. What
were some of the problems historically with
industrialization, in particular in reference to
children?
Message: #40 From: Press Message: #44 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:02 Dec 20, 2001 17:06
In response to Press's message #19:
The press respectfully awaits a response to the Some problems historically in reference to
effects of industrialization historically, especially in children there is currently 8-22 million child workers
relevance to children. in Mexico. They work on jobs such as factories,
sweatshops, farms and on the street. Their ages range
from 15 and under. In the 1800`s children as young
as 10 years old from 6 in the morning to 8 at night.
The children were forced to work because of their
families lack of income. Many of the children
worked in factories and mines. Since they were so
young they usually were not able to work the
machinery correctly and were often mutulated or
killed by the machinery because they weren`t able to
operate the machines in the correct manner. THe
children signed a contract that basically made them
the property of the factory owner. If they disobeyed
they were usually fined of their already small
salary`s or beaten.
Message: #45 From: Press Message: #67 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:08 response to message #44: Dec 20, 2001 17:21 response to message #45:
In 1833, the Parliament passed the Factory Act.
Thank you for a comprehensive response. What The new law made it illegal to hire children under 9
effect did unions have on the change in working years old. Children from the ages of 9 to 13 were not
conditions? to work more than 8 hours a day. Children from the
ages of 14 to 18 could not be required to work more
than 12 hours. In 1842, the Mines Act placed similar
limits on the work of children in mining.
Message: #66 : Press Message: #67 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:21 1: Dec 20, 2001 17:21 response to message #45:
In 1833, the Parliament passed the Factory Act.
The Press respectfully awaits a response. The new law made it illegal to hire children under 9
years old. Children from the ages of 9
Children from the ages of 14 to 18 could not be
required to work more than 12 hours. In1842, the
Mines Act placed similar limits on the work of
children in mining.
Message: #68 From: Press Message: #73 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:22 response to message #67: Dec 20, 2001 17:30 response to message #68:
You are accurate in saying that Parliament
passed laws to protect children, but I am still unclear The unions figured out that they had strength in
as to what the role of unions was in the change in numbers. They used this strength to help raise wages
working conditions. How did unions change working and improve working conditions. Because of their
conditions in general? numbers they could strike or refuse to work.
Message: #77 From: Press Message: #85 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:33 response to message #73: Dec 20, 2001 17:42 response to message #77:
Thank you for clarifying. Let`s look at some Some coutries are not indutrialized because
other parts of industrialization. Although we often certain countries don`t have well stocked food
think of the world as mostly industrialized, there are supplies, small work forces, and they have a shortage
still many nations that are not industrialized. Why is of people with money to invest in the idea. Another
industrialization not universal across the globe? reason is that they don`t have major inventions to
industrialize around. These are some reasons why
some countries don`t advance.
Message: #87 From: Press Message: #95 From Mexico Fro
Dec 20, 2001 17:45 response to message #85: Dec 20, 2001 17:55 response to message #87:
I see. You mentioned that these non- Yes, we do believe that countries should industrilize.
industrialized countries have not advanced. Given Industrial growth brings about technology,
what you know about industrialization, do you inventions and progress causing there to be more
believe it is better for a country to industrialize or suitable living and working conditions. Some
not? Explain your response. methods of industrialization are large labor forces,
abundant resources, favorable locations for trade,
developed banking systems,and political stability.
Message: #97 From: Press Message: #102 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:57 response to message #95: Dec 20, 2001 18:00 response to message #97:
Thank you. Since you favor industrialization Some advice we would give to new countries
and you are aware of the effects of industrialization, who are industrializing are don`t be afraid of change
what advice you would provide countries that are because it will end up being a good thing.
beginning to industrialize now?
Message: #106 From: Press
Dec 20, 2001 18:01 response to message #102:
I was hoping for a more detailed response, but
let`s move on. Where did industrialization begin and
why did it begin there?
Message: #109 From: Press
Dec 20, 2001 18:03
The Press would like to thank the delegates for
their sustained and careful attention and for the
serious effort to respond to our questions.
we found your responses very informative. We
hope that we’ßll meet with you again and discuss
other topics. We enjoyed the exchange.
The Members of the Press
Group 2
Message: #3 From: Press Message: #25 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 06:58 Dec 20, 2001 16:53
The first question is for all Groups: We have agreed that the advantages of
industrialzation are: more advanced technology,
Industrialization transformed the countries and more people with jobs, more products produced,
cultures of Europe and America in many ways. more money for the economy, it keeps citizens off
Today, many countries around the world are just the streets, and the population will increase
beginning to develop viable industrial economies. substantially. The disadvantages are: the
Mexico is a dramatic example. Not everyone in such enviornment will slowly erode, because of the
countries welcomes the change. increase in factories and the use harmful chemicals
In your opinion, what are the advantages and that will affect the surrounding animal and plant life.
disadvantages of industrialization? Please be specific Also the wealth will not be distributed as evenly, the
when you answer. And feel free to cite current as poor will get poorer, and the rich will get richer.
well as historical examples. They will turn to children and women for cheaper
labor, as the factories expand. These things happened
The Press respectfully awaits your response. in the industrial revolution of North America, and
Great Britain.
Message: #31 From: Press Message: #48 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 16:57 response to message #25: Dec 20, 2001 17:11
Thank you for that wonderfully detailed and Some of the political effects of the industrial
thoughtful answer. You are right about all of these revolution are as follows : If there was a leader in
affects. What political affects did industrialization office while the industrial revolution progressed then
have? Does industrialization change a country’s it would make the leader look better in the eyes of
relationship with other countries? If so, how? the country and the people would rally under his
The Press support. Then surrounding countries would become
drastically influenced from the ideas and the
inventions of the industrialized country. They would
see the progression and improvement in their
economy and technology and try to adopt their
systems. As this spreads, most of the surrounding
countries would improve their own systems and soon
everybody would be caught up in the industrial
revolution. Through there are different a country can
go about industrializing (i.e keeping their
progression a secret, as Great Britain did by not
allowing their engineers to leave the country) this
wouldn`t stay a secret for long because of spys or
tourists or an engineer escaping from the country.
The government electoral candidates would use the
issues of Child Labor and underpaid Women laborers
as leverage for their campaign, preaching change
and better ways to find labor, but they would not
follow through on their promises because to change
all that would mean to change the whole way their
economy works.
Message: #53 From: Press Message: #71 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:26
Dec 20, 2001 17:14 response to message #48: Some countries are still far in debt, or they just
Excellent response. You clearly have a good don`t have the money so they cant industrialize.
understanding of these complex events. Let me ask Some are still consumed by old religious beliefs and
though, if industrialization is fated to spread, why are are not willing to change and givin to new systems
there still many countries in the world that have yet and ideas, and some are so held back by their
to really industrialize? government that they don’t have the oppurtunity to
agree or disagree with outside influences. For instens
communist societies like Cuba, the government will
not allow new technological advances. In other
countries they are dealing with civil wars, and
outside aggressors that they do not have the time o
resources to industrialize.
Message: #74 From: Press Message: #88 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:46
Dec 20, 2001 17:31 response to message #71: When the population increased they were faced
with problems about the lack of jobs, the shortage of
Good; thank you. We’ve talked about the effects food and poor living conditions, so they needed to
of industrialization and why some countries have had come up with ways to solve this problem. They
trouble industrializing, but why do some countries started to build factories, especialy the older
industrialize, especially in some of the early countries, because they were around the longest and
countries? What factors led to industrialization in they knew what worked and what didn`t. So they got
Great Britain and the US, for instance? the idea of industrialization that would be better for
the economy and the people. Great Britan and North
America had an abundant source of natural resources
and a favorable geography. It started out with crop
rotations and it improved livestock, then there was a
rise in population political stability and a good
banking system, then finaly inventuly new inventions
revolutionized the world of indistry, and one
inventoin led to another.
Message: #89 From: Press Message: #104 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 18:00
Dec 20, 2001 17:50 response to message #88: This will probably be our last response, the gov.
Thank you for that good and informative put out the factory acts of 1833 and 1844, in order to
answer. You talked earlier about some of the decrease the the amount of child labor. the 1833 act
negative affects of industrialization. What actions did stated that no cild under the age of 9 could work, and
governments (and societies) take to try and deal with the 1844 act stated that no child under the age of 8
these affects? How successful were these efforts? could work. But buisness`s did not listen to them, so
Message: #109 From: Press they with help from Great Britain, they founded the
Dec 20, 2001 18:03 International Labor Orginization (ILO), which
The Press would like to thank the delegates for worked to protect the rights of women and children
their sustained and careful attention and for the around the world. We think it was founded in 1919,
serious effort to respond to our questions. we found or 1903. They made striking legal again, so the
your responses very informative. We hope that weÕll underpaid and over worked people can demand
meet with you again and discuss other topics. We better rights. Thank you for your questions, we were
enjoyed the exchange. very pleased with your interest in us.
The Members of the Press
Group 3
Message: #3 From: Press Message: #34 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 06:58
The first question is for all Groups: Dec 20, 2001 16:59 response to message #3:
Industrialization transformed the countries and
cultures of Europe and America in many ways. Some advantages of industrialization are more
Today, many countries around the world are just products produced faster, more money made because
beginning to develop viable industrial economies. of selling products, and workers are having better
Mexico is a dramatic example. Not everyone in such lives because of the technology and machines. Some
countries welcomes the change. of the disadvantages are pollution, because it effects
In your opinion, what are the advantages and us and also the animals and environment. Also there
disadvantages of industrialization? Please be specific could be less jobs because of the machinery. For
when you answer. And feel free to cite current as example in Great Britian the community started off
well as historical examples. very small with few businesses but over time it
The Press respectfully awaits your response. became very industrialized.
Message: #39 From: Press Message: #47 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:10
Dec 20, 2001 17:02 Industrialization isn`t always better for the
Thank you for your specific response, especially workers because sometimes the machines take over
the example you gave of Britain. I`m interested in their jobs, therefore leaving people jobless. The
your comment that workers have better lives because machines can sometimes lead to fatal accidents, as
of industrialization. Is this always the case? well.
Message: #52 From: Press Message: #63 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:19
Dec 20, 2001 17:13 Children are affected by industrialization
because factories need workers and the children need
Thank you, it is true that industrialization can be money to help support their families. They have to
very hard for workers. How are children affected? work long hours under harsh working conditions.
The Press The factories get most of their child labor from
orphanages and poor families. The children that work
are unable to get an education, so it is hard to break
the cycle for thier children. Also, the children get
paid 1/7 of every dollar a man makes. The female
children have more work, especcially around the
home, than boys.
Message: #65 From: Press Message: #72 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:30
Dec 20, 2001 17:20 Some of the changes being made in the factories are
some of the ages of children are not so low, and the
Thank you for your comprehensive response. unsanitary working condition as
What methods have been used to push for change in there used to be in the past.
the working conditions of factories? On the other hand some of the things that need
The Press to be changed are women and children are still paid
less and should be paid more equally. Also chilrdren
either lack or have no educational background.
International labor organizatoin forms international
standered for better working and living conditions.
Message: #75 From: Press Message: #81 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:32 Dec 20, 2001 17:41
Thank you for your thoughtful comments. It The cities started off as really small villages and
appears life can be very hard for workers in the as other villages turned into cities the others got in
cities. Why and how did cities evolve in the first the race for money and power. Population and
place? demand for workers lead to people leaving their
The Press homes and farms to find buisness in the city.
Message: #91From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:53
We have been pushing NEW CONFERENCE
MESSAGES and can`t get any response except for
group 2. What did we do wrong?????????
Message: #94 From: Press Message: #99 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:54 Dec 20, 2001 17:58
Perhaps there were no messages for awhile. The cities started off as really small villages and
Please respond to the question regarding the as other villages turned into cities the others got in
evolution of cities. How did they come about? the race for money and power. Population growth
The Press and demand for workers lead to peole leaving their
homes and farms in search of work.
Message: #105 From: Press
Dec 20, 2001 18:00
Thank you for your general response. More
specifically, can you explain the three phases of
development that led to the creation of modern day
cities?
The Press
Message: #109 From: Press
Dec 20, 2001 18:03
The Press would like to thank the delegates for
their sustained and careful attention and for the
serious effort to respond to our questions. we found
your responses very informative. We hope that weÕll
meet with you again and discuss other topics. We
enjoyed the exchange.
The Members of the Press
Group 4
Message: #3 From: Press Message: #30 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 06:58 Dec 20, 2001 16:55 response to message #3:
The first question is for all Groups: The advantages of industrialization would be that
Industrialization transformed the countries and there are more job oppertunities,it would help the
cultures of Europe and America in many ways. economy, increase trade in general,and
Today, many countries around the world are just increase technology . The disadvantages are
beginning to develop viable industrial economies. over population, polution, and the amount of
Mexico is a dramatic example. Not everyone in such homeless people increase in number.
countries welcomes the change.
In your opinion, what are the advantages and
disadvantages of industrialization? Please be specific
when you answer. And feel free to cite current as
well as historical examples.
The Press respectfully awaits your response.
Message: #36 From: Press Message: #54 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 16:59 response to message #30: Dec 20, 2001 17:15 response to message #36:
sorry we forgot
Thank you, those are good points. Did
industrialization have any political affects? Does it Yes industrialization had political effects. An
change a country’s relations with other countries? example is the lawsuits against the globalization of
If so, how? Nike having underaged and underpaid children
The Press working in factories. Mexico is breaking rules of
NAFTA because of these underaged workers and bad
working conditions and bad working conditions.
Message: #61 From: Press Message: #78 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:18 response to message #54: Dec 20, 2001 17:38 response to message #61:
Those are good examples. But more broadly, Industrialization is the same as globalization.
how are relations between nations affected when Globalization is the expanding of businesses over
they have reached different levels of countries. For example, McDonald`s. Initialy, it
industrialization? began in the United states, then it grew to what it is
The Press now. Currently there are McDonald`s every country.
Message: #83 From: Press Message: #90 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:41 response to message #78: Dec 20, 2001 17:52 response to #84:
That doesn’t quite answer the question, but let’s For most part globalization is the larger more
look at the response anyway. I agree that advanced, version of industrialism. Globalization
globalization is the expanding of business among covers more land more buisnesses and more
many countries (globalization is also a cultural people. Globalization is similar to Pacman if
communication phenomenon), but is that the same as you will.Pacman will be the business consuming
industrialization? Could you please other businesses. Whereas industrialism is the
explain the difference between the two terms? growth of the business.
Message: #92 From: Press Message: #103 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:53 response to message #90: Dec 20, 2001 18:00 response to message #93:
You talked earlier about some of the negative America went into mexico with nafta to tell
affects of industrialization. What actions did them to inforce their labor laws.
governments (and societies) take to try and deal with
these affects? How successful were these efforts?
The Press
Message: #108 From: Press
Dec 20, 2001 18:02 response to message #103:
What actions did governments take within their
own countries to lessen the negative effects of
industrialization?
Message: #109 From: Press
Dec 20, 2001 18:03
The Press would like to thank the delegates for
their sustained and careful attention and for the
serious effort to respond to our questions. we found
your responses very informative. We hope that weÕll
meet with you again and discuss other topics. We
enjoyed the exchange.
The Members of the Press
Group 5
Message: #3 From: Press Message: #27 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 06:58 Dec 20, 2001 16:54 response to message #3:
The first question is for all Groups:
Industrialization transformed the countries and Some disadvantages of Industrialization are,
cultures of Europe and America in many ways. when cities become industrialized, population begins
Today, many countries around the world are just to grow which leads to overcrowding and that causes
beginning to develop viable industrial economies. water/air pollution, crime, poor housing, and
Mexico is a dramatic example. Not everyone in such unsanitary living conditions. Some advantages of
countries welcomes the change. Industrialization are that, since theres faster
In your opinion, what are the advantages and production, economic growth, and openings for jobs,
disadvantages of industrialization? Please be specific it provides a variety of work for many different
when you answer. And feel free to cite current as people. And when theres more people, that means
well as historical examples. more production. Therefore the community has more
The Press respectfully awaits your response. money to provide help for those in need.
Message: #32 From: Press Message: #38 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:01 response to message #19:
Dec 20, 2001 16:57
When factories become more successful in other
Thank you for your extremely thoughtful countries where humane laws are not strongly
answer. One other factor to consider when discussing enforced, then the factories hire children at very low
industrialization is the working conditions pay and take advantage of them. They are forced to
for laborers. What were conditions like during work because their family has no other way to make
the Industrial Revolution in England? money and the children are forced to work in
The Press horrible working conditions to live. They drop out of
school and lose their chance to have a succesful job
by their lack of education.
Message: #42 From: Press Message: #46 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:03 Dec 20, 2001 17:09
England protested low wages, long hours, unsafe
Thank you for your response. The conditions for conditions and the constant threat of unemployment
children certainly can be terrible. Are men and even though strikes and unions were illegal. Self-
women also affected by factory work? If so, how? employed workers were being replaced by factories
The Press and machines by many industries. Since they knew
that one person standing for his/her opinion they
would create a large group of men to form "labor
unions."
Message: #50 From: Press Message: #55 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:12 Dec 20, 2001 17:15
Thank you for your response. Remember too Factory work made special problems for
that during the Industrial Revolution women were women. Their jobs took them out of their home life
often forced to take on the double responsibility of for 12 hours or more a day. For women it was harder
working in a factory and at home. Your comments to make a living because they made less then what
about unions are very interesting. Who was the group men made. Also, women`s choices for work were
in England that was particularly famous and why? limited to textile factories, piece work shops and
domestic service.
Message: #59 From: Press Message: #69 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:17 Dec 20, 2001 17:23
The International Labor Organization was
Thank you for your excellent response founded in 1919. The purpose of it was to make
regarding the conditions for women during the working and living conditions better. They worked
Industrial Revolution. What were the methods of on underemployment, working conditions,
change for working conditions in factories? technological change, economic development, and
Please refer to a specific group in England. international economic competition.
The Press
Message: #70 From: Press Message: #80 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:26 Dec 20, 2001 17:39
Thank you for your impressive answer. The There were three phases to the process of
International Labor Organization is a very interesting developing cities. The first phase began with
group. Remember that one of the first groups settlements that grew larger. The settlements
working for change during the Industrial Revolution depended on domesticated animals and agriculture.
was the Luddites. It sounds as though there are many The settlements also attracted many different people
drawbacks for people to live and work in cities. Why ranging from merchants to government officials. The
and how did cities evolve in the first place? second phase came with the industrial revolution in
The Press Europe. People were constantly looking for
employment and a way to a better life. Since the
industrial revolution, cities have grown tremendously
in size. The third phase began after WWII. As the
world economy grew largely in size and became
more international cities from all over the world
began to grow larger, very quickly.
Message: #82 Message: #93 From: Mexico
From: Press
Dec 20, 2001 17:54
Dec 20, 2001 17:41
To: Mexico Imperialism is the policy practice or advocacy
GRP 5 of extending the power and dominion of a nation.
Thank you for your excellent response. Why did The goal of imperialism is the search for profit and
countries around the world develop differently? industrialization made it possible for Europeans to
Please explain the relationship between produce large surpluses of manufactured goods.
imperialism and industrialization in your Certain countries were often politicaly unstable, so
response. they would not develope at the same rate as other
The Press countries. Some countries did not have the same
resources as others, which also contributed to them
developing at different rates.
Message: #96 From: Press Message: #98
Dec 20, 2001 17:56 From: Mexico
Thank you for your detailed response. Could you
please explain the economic relationship between Dec 20, 2001 17:58
industrial powers and their colonies? Use a specific GRP 5
example if possible. please be more specific
Message: #101 From: Press
Dec 20, 2001 17:59
I apologize if you did not understand the
question. Allow me to rephrase. Who benefitted the
most from imperialism and why?
The Press
Message: #109 From: Press
Dec 20, 2001 18:03
The Press would like to thank the delegates for
their sustained and careful attention and for the
serious effort to respond to our questions. we found
your responses very informative. We hope that weÕll
meet with you again and discuss other topics. We
enjoyed the exchange.
The Members of the Press
Group 6
Message: #3 From: Press
Dec 20, 2001 06:58
The first question is for all Groups:
Industrialization transformed the countries and
cultures of Europe and America in many ways.
Today, many countries around the world are just
beginning to develop viable industrial economies.
Mexico is a dramatic example. Not everyone in such
countries welcomes the change.
In your opinion, what are the advantages and
disadvantages of industrialization? Please be specific
when you answer. And feel free to cite current as
well as historical examples.
The Press respectfully awaits your response.
Message: #33 From: Press Message: #41 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 16:59 Dec 20, 2001 17:02
GR #6: GRP6
The Press respectfully waits for your first *sorry, we forgot our group number, here is the
response. message again.
The Press The advantages of Industrialization are that
more products are produced, there is more money
circulating in the economy, it helps develop
technology (for exampe, the invention and
employment of the Cotton Gin and Steam Engine),
and it rockets a country`s economy because as more
products are produced, there is more trade with other
countries. The disadvantages of Industrialization are
that as more successful entrepeneurs and business-
men become successful, the hardworking laborers in
the factories become more underpaid, and poverty in
the community rises. Also with more and more
factories being built, pollution at extreme levels is
unavoidable, and the environment is greatly
damaged.
Message: #43From: Press Message: #58 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:05 response to message #41:
Dec 20, 2001 17:17
Thank you. Your answer sets forth the generally - Employment rates were low before
accepted trends of the effects of industrialization. Do Industrialization, because most people lived at home
you have any specific information on how and worked their farms. When industrialization
employment rates before and after countries have began, it created more jobs because large factories
industrialized -- that is -- swtiched from agrarian to needed laborers, and people moved into the city to
industrial economies? What eveidence is there that work in the factories.
industrialization increases employment?
Message: #64 From: Press
Dec 20, 2001 17:19 response to message #58:
Thank you. Isn;t your refernce to people working on
farms an indication that people were in fact
employed? ANd that industrialization just creatd new
kinds of jobs -- but not necessarily more? What
evidence do you have that idustrialization /
globalization improves standards of living for
developing countries? Any indicators, for example,
such as life expectancy or infant mortality rates?
Message: #76 From: Press Message: #79 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:32 Dec 20, 2001 17:39
Gr# 6:
The standards of living increase for some, but
The Press respectfully awaits your response. for the majority they become worse. Of course the
succesful, wealthy business men have excellent lives,
The Press the workers not only have horrible working
conditions (in "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair, the
horrible sanitation and working conditions in the
meat packing industry were illustrated brutally) But
many workers were forced to live in crime ridden
neighborhoods in small crowded tenaments. Infant
mortality rates receeded from the Agrian times, but
the life expectancy loered tremendously, to about
eighteen to nineteen years old.
Message: #84 From: Press
Dec 20, 2001 17:42 message #79:
Thank you. That was avery informative and highly
intersting answer with your pointers to Sinclair. Your
reference to distribution of wealth is intriguiing.
Industrialization requires great investments of
capital. Where does such capital come from and what
affect does the concentration of capital in industry
have on the culture of a developing country? Perhaps
you could discuss Mexico as an example?
Message: #86 From: Press Message: #100 From: Mexico
Dec 20, 2001 17:43 Dec 20, 2001 17:59 response to message #86:
Could you also verify and repeat you statistic about
change in life expectancy??? Industrialization requires a great deal of capital
(money), but as the change from Agrian to Industial
The Press culture occurs, that money is generated by the
growth of the area`s economy. The money for
Message: #107From: Press businesses came from the country`s banks, and it was
usually only successful if the country had a decent or
Dec 20, 2001 18:01 response to message #100: good banking system. As business grew, and more
and more workers were needed, the money began to
Again, I want to compliment you for a very circulate and grow. Because workers were not
informative, thoughtful and detailed answer. Given protected by child labor laws, minimum wage
your understanding of the issues, what is your advice standards etc, the owners of these businesses could
to developing nations about industrialization? pay them as little money in wages as they desired,
keeping more money for themselves, and more
The press money for investing, which circulated it back into the
banks. In mexico, workers to this day are still
From: Press exploited, being paid extremely low wages. Children
are not only hired before they are of legal working
Dec 20, 2001 18:03 age (14), but they are hired by the millions and they
The Press would like to thank the delegates for are paid so little wages that they have no choice but
their sustained and careful attention and for the to work for excessively long hours with no hope of
serious effort to respond to our questions. we found having time or money for school and education.
your responses very informative. We hope that we *our satistics were slightly incorrect, the
can all meet with you again and discuss other topics. expectancy was 17 years (for a worker in the city of
We enjoyed the exchange. Manchester, England), and it was taken from
resource card 1 of the Urbanization unit....living to
The Members of the Press 18 or 19 would be doing very well. This was roughly
the expectancy in other large cities that were affected
by Inudstrialization, such as New York City,
London, etc.