What is the international division of labor?

In the new round of global M&A climax, developed countries are actually strengthening their vested interests in the original trade pattern, while developing countries are more firmly locked at the end of the international division of labor chain, and then fall into the "trap of international division of labor".

international division of labor refers to the division of labor among countries (regions) in the world, which is the basis of international trade and economic ties among countries (regions). It is the product of the development of social productive forces to a certain stage, the result of social division of labor transcending national boundaries, and the trend of production socialization to internationalization.

the International Division of labor is the division of labor between countries formed by social division of labor across the boundaries of nation-States. It is the product of the development of social division of labor to a certain historical stage. At the beginning of the 16th century, the earliest international division of labor began with the great geographical discovery and the subsequent colonial development. The emergence of machine industry and the development of capitalist monopoly have formed a worldwide division of labor pattern of "industry in Europe and America, raw materials in Asia, Africa and Latin America". After World War II, due to the promotion of scientific and technological revolution, the development of multinational corporations and the emergence of supranational economic integration organizations, the international division of labor has been greatly deepened. The main features of the current international division of labor are:

(1) The division of labor within industrial departments among developed countries is developing in depth, and the division of labor among products, parts and processes is generally realized.

(2) The traditional division of labor between developed countries and developing countries and between industrial countries and agricultural countries has been greatly weakened, although it exists. The dominant position is the division of labor between labor-intensive products (or processes) and capital and technology-intensive products (or processes) within the industrial sector. The development of international division of labor has saved social labor and improved labor productivity.