*Our Globalization Era among Success, Obstacles and Doubts DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.105545*

in order to be active a part in the world development agenda, or at least to be able to protect i) local environment, ii) citizens' and workers' rights, and iii) the equality of conditions. Local regulations increased their span and deepness, as host' countries tended to set regulatory standards and restrictive policies for the implementation of international agreements and strategic cooperation, to reduce as much as possible the negative impact of globalization. In addition, also global regulations greatly increased their impact, especially in favor of States (or national governments) having limited contractual powers.

Once most countries found that there is no escape from globalization *while it lasts*, this new awareness led them to work to balance global integration and local responsiveness by hosted firms, making large adjustments at the macroeconomic and juridical level and, generally, favoring every kind of activity today "strategic" to promote companies but at the same time their own national interests.
