Originally Posted by
cashash
I'm not so sure that everything will go back to what it was before. The fragility of the supply chains that resulted from globalisation will make a lot of people think whether there is another way to do things, especially when it comes to food security and medical supplies. I think we may well see the re-emergence of 'national champions' that allow countries to keep vital business production within the country.
Supply chains have been vulnerable since we stopped doing everything in each village. But that made each village vulnerable to weather and/or crop disease.