I believe that the most important forces behind the massive M&A (mergers & acquisitions) wave are the same that underlie the globalization process: falling transportation and communication costs, lower trade and investment barriers and enlarged markets that require enlarged operations capable of meeting customer’s demands. All these are beneficial, not detrimental, to consumers. As productivity grows, the world’s wealth increases..
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我認為,在巨大的兼并收購浪潮之后的最重要的推動力,也同樣是構(gòu)成全球化進程的基礎(chǔ):降低的運輸與通訊費用、減少的貿(mào)易與投資障礙以及需要擴大經(jīng)營規(guī)模以滿足顧客需求的擴大的市場。所有的這些對消費者來說都是有益而無害的。隨著生產(chǎn)力的提高,世界的財富也會增長。