Not so long ago the nation-state seemed to be on its deathbed, condemned to irrelevance by the forces of globalization … and technology. Now it is back with a vengeance, propelled by a groundswell of populists around the world. In Straight … Talk on Trade, Dani Rodrik, an early and outspoken critic of economic globalization taken too far, goes beyond the populist …

long ago the nation-state seemed to be on its deathbed, condemned to irrelevance by the forces of globalization and … technology. Now it is back with a vengeance, propelled by a groundswell of populists around the world. In Straight Talk on Trade …, Dani Rodrik, an early and outspoken critic of economic globalization taken too far, goes beyond the populist backlash and …

Discusses how democracy and national self-determination cannot be pursued simultaneously with economic globalization … and instead promotes customizable globalization with international rules to achieve balanced prosperity …