The Globalization Backlash

C Crouch

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Polity Press
19 October 2018

Globalization; Politics & government

Globalization, heralded for decades as a harbinger of prosperity, faces a huge backlash. Derided by right-wing nationalists as a 'globalist' plot to undermine traditional communities, and by left-wing critics as the rule of rampaging corporations, it's become a political punching bag around the world.

In this incisive book, leading commentator Colin Crouch defends globalization against its critics to the right and left. He argues that reversing the process would mean a poorer world riven by nationalistic and reactionary antagonisms. However, globalization will only be worth saving if we institute reforms to promote social solidarity and recover pride and confidence for the cities and regions that have lost out. Crouch shows that we can therefore only save globalization from itself if we transcend the nation state and subject global economic flows to democratically responsible transnational governance.

Crouch provides a much-needed riposte to the delusions that risk plunging the world back into a zero-sum game of regressive economic nationalism, combining cool-headed analysis with a visionary call for a reformed and genuinely progressive globalization.

By: C Crouch
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 222mm, Width: 144mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 166g
ISBN: 9781509533770
ISBN 10: 150953377X
Pages: 120
Publication Date: 19 October 2018
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. The Issues 2. The Economy 3. Culture and Politics 4. The Future

Colin Crouch is Professor Emeritus of the University of Warwick, and the External Scientific member of the Max Planck Institute for Social Research at Cologne.

Reviews for The Globalization Backlash

'A fascinating and incisive debunking of many of the globalization myths propagated by both populists and neoliberals by a genuinely distinguished scholar'. Anthony Payne, Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute 'Ranging widely across economics, sociology, culture and politics, Colin Crouch gives a muscular, fine-grained analysis of the problems of globalization - and some valuable suggestions as to how to solve them.' Timothy Garton Ash, University of Oxford, Guardian columnist