Anhonestdiscussionoffreetradeandhownationscansensiblychartapathforwardintoday’sglobaleconomyNotsolongagothenation-stateseemedtobeonitsdeathbed,condemnedtoirrelevancebytheforcesofglobalizationandtechnology.Nowitisbackwithavengeance,propelledbyagroundswellofpopulistsaroundtheworld.InStraightTalkonTrade,DaniRodrik,anearlyandoutspokencriticofeconomicglobalizationtakentoofar,goesbeyondthepopulistbacklashandoffersamorereasonedexplanationforwhyourelites’andtechnocrats’obsessionwithhyper-globalizationmadeitmoredifficultfornationstoachievelegitimateeconomicandsocialobjectivesathome.Rangingovertherecentexperiencesofadvancedcountries,theeurozone,anddevelopingnations,StraightTalkonTradechartsawayforwardwithnewideasabouthowtoreconciletoday’sinequitabletrendswithliberaldemocracyandsocialinclusion.
