Coupled with this approach is the whole question of globalisation. The idea that finite resources can legitimately be used to move goods and services around the world, when a more local production environment might conserve fuel and other scarce resources, is a concept that has been, and continues to be, questioned.
It is unlikely that arguments that rely heavily upon the concept of economy of scale will continue to be acceptable and therefore they may be rejected by the very people they seek to benefit.
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