All indications are that offshoring has reached the tipping point, and more of it will take place through FDI. If home countries do not put in place the adjustment mechanisms to deal with the rapidly unfolding revolution in making service industry jobs tradable, a backlash against such outward FDI will become inevitable.
一旦外购服务的发展速度加快，另外一种形式的保护性动作很可能开始崭露头角¾但这次是直接对外投资将要受到挑战。所有迹象都表明：外购的发展已经到达了临界点，进一步的外购要通过直接外资的形式才能实现。如果外资输出国不加紧制定恰当的调节机制来应对实现服务工作可交换这一迅速崛起的挑战，那么这种直接对外投资所引发的强烈反对情绪最终会变得无法避免。