Fear and Loathing in a Paper Mill Town: Local Perceptions of Globalization
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A Finnish-based forest products company recently purchased the paper mill in a small
community in northeastern Wisconsin (pop. 1,800). The 362 responses to a mailed survey
demonstrated the community’s perception that their future is uncertain. Quantitative and
qualitative analyses revealed that residents expressed genuine distrust of the new global corporate
owners. Residents reported that the current corporate owners did not support the schools
and other community activities as much as previous owners. Globalization has bred contempt
and fear in this community dependent upon a foreign-owned paper mill.