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The Brave New World of Deglobalization

In previous articles, I have voiced some of my criticisms and predictions re globalization here, here, here, and here. Unfortunately, it is becoming clearer by the day that globalization was largely a fraud where Americans could endlessly consume and... ...full story at China Vortex

from China Vortex on Sat, Jan 03 2009

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