Emerging markets represent competition to the established OECD countries which could result in protectionist policies slowing the flow of goods, services and labour; capital flows could be imposed over fears over foreign ownership, and governments' desire for control could impede the flow of information over the Internet. The uninterrupted flow of globalisation is by no means certain. This is part of Outsights 21 Drivers for the 21st Century ™, a future-orientated scan of the 21 key forces shaping this century.