GLOBALIZATION

Populism and the economics of globalization

Dani Rodrik on populism.

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FORUM NEW ECONOMY

PUBLISHED

1. NOVEMBER 2019

Rodrik argues that economic history and theory explain the political backlash against advanced economic globalization. And the prevalence of right over left- wing populism in Europe can be traced to the type of globalization shock.

 

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After three decades of poorly managed integration, globalization is threatened by social discontent and the rise of populist forces. A new paradigm will need better ways not only to compensate the groups that have lost, but to distribute the gains more broadly from the start.

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