Looking at the impact of the City of London on Greater London, or the finacial services sector on Dublin or Silicon Valley on Palo Alto it seems to me that the

Looking at the impact of the City of London on Greater London, or the finacial services sector on Dublin or Silicon Valley on Palo Alto it seems to me that the flight of major, centralized economic powers (with the ability to distort democracy) is a net win for most locations. Quebec continues to do well despite the relocation of a few businesses.