General Article Globalisation is in crisis. Here’s how we can make it work for all

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For the open global economy to survive, losers from technological change and trade must be compensated.

By Bernice Lee

Just as climate change worsens existing vulnerabilities such as food poverty and water shortages, trade amplifies weaknesses in the social fabric. In regions where people have fallen behind economically due to political neglect and technological change, it is jobs lost in the face of import competition that make the headlines. The appeal of Donald Trump and Brexit had much to...

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