John Batchelor and Simon Constable discuss how an empty pizza box relates to collapsing world trade. And how the situation is straining domestic politics in Asia and the rest of the developing world.
When support industries like this collapse, who's gonna supply the boxes and other ancillary products and services necessary to commerce? Think about pallet makers, carton strap makers, styrofoam peanut makers, warehouses, and of course, the already ailing transport industry. Shipping rates from Asia to Europe have dropped to ZERO.
No products and nothing to ship them in means bare shelves when existing local supplies are exhausted. ='[.]'=
When support industries like this collapse, who's gonna supply the boxes and other ancillary products and services necessary to commerce? Think about pallet makers, carton strap makers, styrofoam peanut makers, warehouses, and of course, the already ailing transport industry. Shipping rates from Asia to Europe have dropped to ZERO.
No products and nothing to ship them in means bare shelves when existing local supplies are exhausted. ='[.]'=
Raycheetah 3 years ago