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jorgelito · 03-26-2005, 01:55 AM

This is so weird, it's like I'm off on a tangent. I find this so fascinating.

I recently read that a small contingent of business owners/leaders/corporations in the Alsace region vehemently voiced opposition to war in Germany and France right before WWI. There was a lot of business, FDI, being done in that location so those people had a stake or a lot to lose if war broke out. So, my professor contends that FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) is a big factor in creating stability through interdependence and free trade. The idea is that war would be too "costly" because countries have so much invested in each other.

So I find it very interesting that Ford had factories and that they were spared during the war. My interest in more sources is so I can present it to my professor.

I still think it is weird that US sources left that out. It sort of bothers me (a little). Thanks for explaining how Wikipedia gets its info.

03-26-2005, 01:55 AM	#34 (permalink)
jorgelito All important elusive independent swing voter... Location: People's Republic of KKKalifornia	This is so weird, it's like I'm off on a tangent. I find this so fascinating. I recently read that a small contingent of business owners/leaders/corporations in the Alsace region vehemently voiced opposition to war in Germany and France right before WWI. There was a lot of business, FDI, being done in that location so those people had a stake or a lot to lose if war broke out. So, my professor contends that FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) is a big factor in creating stability through interdependence and free trade. The idea is that war would be too "costly" because countries have so much invested in each other. So I find it very interesting that Ford had factories and that they were spared during the war. My interest in more sources is so I can present it to my professor. I still think it is weird that US sources left that out. It sort of bothers me (a little). Thanks for explaining how Wikipedia gets its info.