"In one way or another, Donald Trump has been a topic of conversation in America for almost forty years. No one in the world of business-not Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, or Warren Buffett-has been as famous as Trump for as long. First associated with high-profile real estate development in 1970s...

This book analyses the fast spread of free trade agreements (FTAs) across the globe, their content and their economic impact. In the wake of Brexit and the new protectionism of President Trump, Melchior offers a timely assessment of key issues relating to FTAs. Dividing the world into seven...

Part I: The Background to Trumpism and Economic Explanations -- Chapter 1: introduction -- Chapter 2: Inequality, US Survey Results and Economic Analysis: The Case for Structural Trumpism -- Chapter 3: Protectionist US Policy and Expansionary Fiscal Policy: Ongoing Contradictions -- Part II:...