Goodbye Globalization: The Return of a Divided World [Hardcover]

GOLD MEDALLIST IN THE 2024 AXIOM BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS
 
A bold new account of the state of globalization today—and what its collapse might mean for the world economy
 
After the Cold War, globalization accelerated at breakneck speed. Manufacturing, transport, and consumption defied national borders, companies made more money, and consumers had access to an ever-increasing range of goods. But in recent years, a profound shift has begun to take place.
 
Business executives and politicians alike are realising that globalization is no longer working. Supply chains are imperilled, Russia has been expelled from the global economy after its invasion of Ukraine, and China is using these fissures to leverage a strategic advantage. Given these pressures, what will the future of our world economy look like?
 
In this groundbreaking account, Elisabeth Braw explores the collapse of globalization and the profound challenges it will bring to the West. Drawing on interviews with prominent executives and policymakers from around the world, Braw poses the difficult questions all businesses and economies will face—and traces the intricate story of globalization from the exuberant ’90s to the embattled present.A bold new account of the state of globalization today—and what its collapse might mean for the world economy“A timely study that offers many fascinating insights into the ideas and people behind globalisation. What could so easily have been a dry, scholarly text, is instead a pacy and very human story, weaving economics, technology and history into a compelling geopolitical narrative of the last three decades.”—PD Smith,The Guardian

2024 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title

Axiom Business Gold Medallist for International Business and Globalization 2024

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