Introduction to International Business

Please read Case 5: “Lead in Toys and Drinking Water” available in your e-book (page no.615), and
answer the following questions:
Assignment Questions:
1. Should there be a global standard for toy manufacturing? What are some of the benefits
and what are some of the drawbacks of a potential global quality and manufacturing
standard?
2. With some 80 percent of the toys sold in the United States being manufactured in China,
should the United States place greater emphasis on its toy-trading relationship with
China? Could the United States control China’s manufacturing more than it does today?
How?
3. The Flint, Michigan, water crisis highlighted a major issue in the United States regarding
old lead-based pipes used to transport water to the community. This came to light in Flint
due to the failure of applying corrosion inhibitors to the water when the city leadership
decided to switch water sources. What global fail-safe mechanisms should be enforced on
water consumption, and other consumable products, to safeguard from potential lead
poisoning?

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