What we are talking about is globalization, the worldwide interdependence of resource flows, product markets, and business competition. In the global economy, businesses sell goods and services to customers around the world. They also search the world to buy the things they need wherever they can be found at the lowest price. Th is is global sourcing—hiring workers and contracting for supplies and services in other countries. The firms save money by manufacturing and getting jobs done in countries with lower costs of labor. When, for example, a shoe that costs $12 to make in the United States can be made in China for less than a dollar, doesn’t it make business sense for Ohio-based Rocky Brands to shut down its American production line and outsource in China? Or is there more to the story?