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 …

The world economic system is now integrated, in the increased cross-border flows of goods and capital and in the … sustained activity of institutions like the UNCTAD, World Trade Organization and other regional organization. In such a world …

This collection of essays examines the case for and against globalization, the effects of U.S. economic and foreign …