The opening up of Third World economies that were once largely...

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    The opening up of Third World economies that were once largely socialist.

    The deregulation of the financial system to allow capital to flow anywhere in the world.

    The wholesale deregulation of labour markets in the first world.

    That's what made it very difficult for Australia (and other countries) to manufacture competitively.
 
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