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Globalism doesn't really encourage redundant regions – it encourages all production of a certain type of good to be done in a single region and then traded with other regions for maximum efficiency.


Globalism encourages production of goods in multiple regions which are efficient at the production of a particular product.

For example, globalization is why Toyota manufactures cars and car parts in 18 countries, rather than just in Japan. Under localism, Toyota would only manufacture in Japan.


> globalization is why Toyota manufactures cars and car parts in 18 countries,

Definitely not. It is because of tax incentives under protectionist policies. A perfect free-market globalized world would actually see cars being manufactured in just one place for maximal efficiency.


Incorrect. A free-market globalized world (I shudder at calling such a world "perfect") would see cars manufactured at wherever gives maximal marginal gains. Which is what we've been seeing...

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