>6. It would be helpful to take a more differentiated view. Not all >industries are equal with respect to their vulnerability to globalization. >Tortilla mfg. in LA can't be relocated because the market requires and >demands daily delivery of fresh product. Pool cleaners can be recruited >anywhere but they must be physically located where the pools are. Generally >products or services that lend themselves to computerization or involve >information management are more vulnerable. Travel agencies can now >subcontract their phone sales and bookings to prison labor across the >nation. Globalization is an uneven process affecting different sectors and >different segments of the labor market in different ways. Yeah, but it can happen. My understanding of the beer industry is that it used to be very localized. Then a few majors took over. Beer was mass produced and shipped in concentrate to local branches where water was added and the beer was canned. Local breweries closed down. Now there's a resurgence of local breweries, but their market share is small and production does not have to be local. The "local" content is the recipe. For instance, I think Boston's Sam Adams is brewed under license in PA. I wouldn't be surprised if some tortillas are shipped frozen across country. Maybe the Hispanic population in LA can tell the difference, but how come you can buy tortillas in Cleveland? Marsh Feldman Phone: 401/874-5953 Community Planning, 204 Rodman Hall FAX: 401/874-5511 The University of Rhode Island Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kingston, RI 02881-0815
