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From fashion through to toys, outsourced production lines are closing down and the spotlight is being placed firmly back on local industries and economies. As well as the individual benefits companies stand to gain from bringing manufacturing back to their own countries, the wider implication is that not every western nation has to be a service economy.
Writer: Sarah Balmond Photographer: Elna Nykänen Writer: Tobias Grey Photographer: Ralf Barthelmes Photographer: Jacob Langvad
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