The rise of protectionism and anti-immigrant sentiment in Britain, America, and Europe is widely believed to reflect stagnant incomes, widening inequality, structural unemployment, and even excessive monetary easing
detailsThe reactionary parochialism embraced by many voters in recent years has shaken political establishments and roiled markets. They needed it, but can policymakers build on recent signs of buyers’ remorse?
detailsIn the political world, the answer is quite a lot. On the left and right – few mainstream leaders are having such a good year
detailsThe best way to capitalize on the people of a country or region is through social equity
detailsThe backlash against globalization has been with us for two decades. In the late twentieth century, it looked as if the world was moving toward convergence, with people everywhere consuming the same products
detailsNo matter what one hears of the public’s pessimism, the percentage of respondents who tell pollsters that the United States is the world’s leading economic power has jumped eight points in the last year alone
detailsWe are entering a new golden era of innovation, which will radically increase productivity growth and improve the way we live and work
detailsThe wealth gap is already wider than at any time since the Great Depression, with the richest 1% of households now holding almost half the country’s wealth
detailsFor decades, globalization promised to bring benefits to all
detailsThe prevailing explanation is that rising populism amounts to a rebellion by “globalization’s losers.
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