The following is an excerpt. To view the full article please visit the link below
The problem is that in today's economy no one can really afford to be parochial. The world is more interconnected than ever. Although sweeping economic statements are often hard to make with certainty, one may argue that the current global recession won't end with just one or two countries making economic progress but with numerous countries making progress at the same time. We're in the recession together, and we'll get out of it together.
Politicians at the local, provincial and national levels, therefore, have to resist local-purchase campaigns such as have been launched by the Canadian Auto Workers.
The proponents …
* * *