But in much of the economy, the digital and the physical, these economies of scale are rapidly diminishing.

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No government in the global economy, and certainly not economies on the scale of the U.S., China, Japan and the European Union, can claim a prerogative over domestic action that entirely ignores the systemic affects of its policies.

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When the Mexican peso was strong, he bought up foreign cement operations to attain additional economies of scale and diversification against the ups and downs of the Mexican economy.

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First, as the examples of China, Poland, Romania and others have demonstrated, greater integration into the global economy and large-scale infusions of Western capital, technology and investment into command economies do not automatically assure a transition into market-based reforms and necessary levels of political liberalization.

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Rather than seek economies through scale, the 787 will deliver economy through technological innovation, making the most of newly designed, fuel-efficient twin engines and lightweight composite materials.

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