And so it goes on. Some sectors of both groups would suffer loss and perhaps severe distress - most likely those in the lower income and wealth sectors, not represented effectively by the Quebec politicians but given some voice, however poorly articulated, by the protesters outside the conference rooms. To suggest, as Bush was trying to do, that everyone must benefit, is a nonsense. Of course, things may not work out as the policymakers intend. In the last couple of weeks, we have been made acutely aware of the strategic rivalry between China and the United States.
Globalization is imperialism.