A Victim Of Globalization?

What is the impact of globalization on the nation's small towns?

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April 19, 2002, 2:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"People in this pocket of Appalachia aren't sure what it's like to work in a Mexican garment factory or an Asian furniture plant. But they know how it feels to be globalized.An entire town, in effect, had been traded away.Chilhowie's experience is a reminder that world commerce can be a fickle taskmaster. It distributes its bounty and assesses its costs unevenly, not just among nations but within them."

Thanks to Nathan Banks

FULL STORY: A Town Traded Away

Friday, April 19, 2002 in The Los Angeles Times

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