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.
About the Author
Elisabeth Braw is a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council's Transatlantic Security Initiative and a senior associate fellow at the European Leadership Network. She is a columnist with Foreign Policy and Politico Europe, where she writes on national security and the globalized economy, and is the author of God's Spies and The Defender's Dilemma.
Industry Reviews
"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
"Braw weaves a kind of tapestry of stories that grounds this huge international phenomenon in lived experiences. It's clever, and it helps to make sense of a story that can otherwise seem very distant and abstract."-Jeremy Williams, Earthbound Report
"Where [Goodbye Globalization] shines is that it is told through first-hand accounts of local MPs, business leaders, policymakers and politicians as well as local civic leaders and civil servants."-Latika Bourne, Latika Takes
"Compelling. . . . Understanding the history of the last globalisation is essential, and for that alone Braw's book is a must-read."-David Landsman, British Foreign Policy Group
"Even though written before the November 2024 US elections, this book . . . couldn't have appeared at a better time. . . . [A] very comprehensive account of how globalisation worked-or didn't."-Vicky Pryce, Society for Professional Economists
"Insightful. . . . While the era of globalisation promised unprecedented interconnectedness and prosperity, Braw astutely identifies the emerging fault lines that have led to its unravelling."-Marc Ablong, ASPI
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