Forbes Poll on Top Business Issues for 2003

So, what has been giving business owners and managers the most gas pains in the past year? Here is what Forbes Magazine says:

- Cost Of Conflict
- Digital Piracy
- Failure of Corporate Governance
- Global Epidemics
- Mega Media Stumbles
- Open Source Software Lawsuits
- Paying For Pills
- Regulation By Prosecution
- Return Of Protectionism?
- White-collar Outsourcing

My question is: How do these issues influence the ability of local economies to grow and develop? Have we though through the implications of these issues for local businesses, industries, jobs and communities? Maybe we should.

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