The Crisis of Globalization: Democracy, Capitalism and Inequality in the Twenty-First Century (Policy Network)

by PatrickDiamond (Editor)

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  Paperback
  2018

  $29.87

  In recent years, the effects of economic globalization and technological change in driving dissatisfaction with established political systems has led to the rise of new forms of political populism that seek to exploit the economic and political polarisation and resentment created by globalization. This shift in politics was evident in the decision by UK voters to leave the European Union in June 2016, the November 2016 election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States, as well as the rise of populist movements on left and right throughout much of Europe. To many voters, the economy appears to be broken and politics is failing. Parties of the left and centre-left have struggled to forge a convincing response to this new phase of globalization in the aftermath of the 2008 economic crisis. This book examines the challenges that the new era of globalization poses for centre-left parties across the world. It brings together leading thinkers and experts from across the world to debate the structural causes and political consequences of this new wave of globalization.