Free-trade advocates celebrate the new opportunities created by open markets, notably the ability to sell, invest and manufacture in places where, in the past, the playing field was tilted in favor of local interests. For globalization does not mean merely that goods and jobs are increasingly mobile.
Ideas are, as well.
By observing how two very different nations, facing challenges every bit as formidable as those facing Maine, are moving from poverty and stagnation to global leadership, we can import the best ideas for our benefit right here at home. A software power Independent minds, lower labor costs, poverty, resistance to change, geographical disadvantage and inclement weather are just a few common elements shared by India and Maine. In these conditions, India has become the second-largest software superpower within just a decade. The time difference between the United States and India enables companies with presences in both countries to produce work around the clock. This allows U.S. companies to complete projects more quickly in this competitive world.