1. According to Freeman, how are production, consumption, and identity linked in transnational capitalism? How do individuals experience these links?

2. How are production, and consumption gendered? How do Barbadian pink collar workers differ from Malaysian electronics workers? Why are these differences significant?

3. How do work and motherhood relate to each other in the lives of the informatics workers? How does Freeman's analysis compare to that of Engels or Boserup?

4. How does Freeman's linking of production and consumption compare to Mintz's account, which also focused on Barbados? How are their purposes and arguments different?

5. Based on Freeman's book, would you agree with Daniel Miller's claim that consumption is the "vanguard of history"? Why or why not?

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