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New Book Takes Even-handed Look at the Rise and Fall of Globalization

  1. New Book Takes Even-handed Look at the Rise and Fall of Globalization Robin Johnson 29:00

David Lynch, global economics correspondent for The Washington Post, talks about his book, The World’s Worst Bet: How The Globalization Gamble Went Wrong (And What Would Make It Right). Our discussion includes when this era of “hyper-globalization” began, the attraction of the theoretical underpinnings of globalization, what led to the global pushback, the role of Bill Clinton as the chief cheerleader of globalization, and much more.

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