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Chapter 6, Problem 12PA
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Interpretation:The impact of reshoring to the United States and how it should be encouraged.
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Offshoring is the process that takes out various functions of an organization from its country of origin to some other country. It is mostly being done to maintain lower costs and obtaining tax concessions. Reshoring is a term that goes hand in hand with offshoring. It is the process that brings such functions back to the mother country. United States encourages reshoring as it brings them back a lot of opportunities and benefits.
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