The advancements in transportation and telecommunications have lessoned the "friction of distance," between different areas on the globe, causing the world to metaphorically shrink. In the past, it would have been very difficult to have anything to do with people on the other side of the globe. However, the invention of the internet and phones mean people can instantly communicate with each other. furthermore, huge freighter ships allow the transportation of a large magnitude of goods across the globe at economically viable costs. This means that there are less restrictions on businesses wanting to operate over several countries.