... and cheap telecommunications technology have made geography less relevant and facilitated massive increases in global trade and new forms of multinational production. Whether or not such developments are good or bad is a topic of ongoing political debate. Some argue that an expanding global economy provides new opportunities for the developing world to integrate into global markets and to achieve rapid ... them more profitable. If such companies are immediately exposed to competition, they may go bust before the necessary learning can take place. For instance, developing countries may in...

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