Globalization has both direct and indirect effects. Sawyer’s examination of oil drilling in the Ecuadorian Amazon highlights how local groups intended to prevent multinational oil companies from polluting their environment. As time went on, the organization of local leaders formed a coalition of international groups aiming to end a pattern too frequently repeated around the world: multinational corporations taking advantage of vulnerable communities. After they realized they could not achieve their desired result through direct negotiation, they turned to more direct, political action. While the oil companies are still very present and powerful in Ecuador, this issue provided a catalyst for organization among the indigenous communities of Ecuador. Throughout much of the history of development, unintended consequences have occurred, at the cost of unachieved intentions. The idea of urban development began as a more efficient way to produce food as resources were pooled so community members could engage in other activities beyond hunting and gathering. The modern community model in place around the world creates a very uneven distribution of resources. As the community has become global, so has this phenomena. In the global community, there is an uneven distribution of wealth, power, and resources. One could argue that this could have been predicted as it is rooted in nature. In all ecosystems, the predator at the top of the food chain controls all of the wealth, power, and resources. The human community is modeled by the natural ecosystem. Those at the bottom of the food chain are rising up, in spite of this, to redistribute.