RE: Worldwide competition

["Humberto" <humbertos@gua.net>]

Jean-Marie Gogue wrote:

"Therefore the aim of States should not be to organize wild competition
between people, but onthe contrary to respect differences, to protect
disadvantaged people, and to foster win-win cooperation. Does the so called
Globalization run like this? I don't think so."

Sorry but I donīt understand.  Could you please provide an operational
definition of what you understand as globalization?  If I understand
correctly globalization is a process in which countries open up to the rest
of the world to purchase products (sometimes even services) form them and
also to sell to them freely.

In Guatemala, for instance, we pay more for cement, chicken and other
products so that certain privileged industries can exist and their owners
can get very, very rich.  If, through globalization, consumers can have more
options and decide which product to buy, get it at better prices or get a
better service, sorry but I canīt see anything wrong with this.  Not to
mention the added benefit of the motivation the local industry can have in
learning new methods in order to better serve their customers.  The packaged
bread and bank industries in Guatemala went through this process and the
main beneficiary was the consumer.

The only way that people are going to cooperate is freely.  You cannot force
anybody to cooperate.  Both competition and cooperation can  flourish when
people are free.  Government actions reduces freedom by nature.  To foster
cooperation, rather than competition, requires the change in philosophy that
Dr. Deming preached, not the use of force from government.

I am really interested in your views.  Thanks.

Humberto.