Supply chains have been globalized since the silk road. The famous "I, Pencil" essay is 50 years old. It may not be possible to deglobalise supply chains without unreasonable cost.
So that means we have to start looking at local resiliency and what that means instead; arguably this is where parts of the environmental movement are way ahead, such as the "transition towns" movement. And anti-consumerism in general: there's no supply chain for something you don't buy.
So that means we have to start looking at local resiliency and what that means instead; arguably this is where parts of the environmental movement are way ahead, such as the "transition towns" movement. And anti-consumerism in general: there's no supply chain for something you don't buy.