The history of the location of the textile industry illustrates that companies seek out the locations that produce the most for the cheapest. This includes countries that have the lowest restrictions on working conditions, no minimum wage, a population that is willing to work for very little money, where the workers personal traits include docility and obedience, and where even the small wages of factory work improve the living conditions of the workers. Today, this place is China. Rivoli's book also brings up both the negative and the positive consequences of industrialization. One negative long term and short term effect is pollution. Rivoli explains "Of the 20 cities in the world with the highest levels of air pollution, 16 are in china, and the majority of the water in the country's largest river systems is unsuitable for human contact" (Rivoli 89). She also gives the example of the factory that was dumping dye and poison into the river, and the river was then passing through the agricultural part of China. A short term positive effect is the increased sense of self-autonomy for women. For the women who would otherwise work in agriculture, the working conditions of the factory are somewhat better than they would be on the farm, and the ability to move away from home gives women independence from their families. Also, industrialization helps the economy. It provides jobs and cheaper goods to countries across the globe. A long term positive effect could be the universal demand for better working conditions and more strict regulations on gas emissions from the factories. Over time, the working conditions will improve, much like they did in the United States in the industrial revolution, and the lives of the workers will be better. One section that I found to be particularly interesting was the section that described to clothing industry to be a liberating field for women. These women, at the factory, work laboriously, follow strict rules and schedules, and are referred to as 'birds in a cage'. But this is a good alternative to the life that they would have on a farm. I never had considered this aspect of industrialization before.