I’m currently reading a book called A Brief History of the Future, where Jacques Attali argues that corporations will progressively dismantle anything that restricts their operations, including nation-states. That’s a bit melodramatic but, it may be an extension of the situation described in this article: offshoring is enabling American companies to post record profits without pulling America out of its unemployment slump. The connections between businesses and the communities where they are situated are eroding, and once they’re broken, there may be less incentive to act in ways that make positive social contributions.