One of the major problems with Globalization can be seen in markets like Canada. A large multi-national spots a profitable local business and buys it, since it's value is it's profit. The multi assumes it will be able to carry the market share that the local had using it's "more advanced production" which is actually lower quality, more cheaply produced. The local market, which is used to higher quality looks elsewhere or in the case of civillian ammo shrinks due to economic downturn, the market dwindles away, the distribution shrinks, and suddenly everyone says "we're only two days production" - probably true because no local market development took place while the multi-national was profit mining the market. Many multi-national executives are interested in making high short term yields (what can Canada do for me this quarter) rather than developing long term profitability. This attitude is why you hear people like Remington's CEO saying things like "Canada is only four percent of our market, we really don't care what happens to you" - it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy when a person like me chooses a different product when they hear that statement.
