I was taken by a piece by Gordon Brown in today's Guardian.
Some good quotes for discussions with students and including in resources perhaps:
"Globalisation now stands exposed as a free-for-all that has not been “fair to all”– and open, but not inclusive, as inequality within nations widens. Few now believe that a rising tide will lift all boats. And there is a tragic irony to all this. At a time when we are on the verge of the most innovative advances in medicine, artificial intelligence (AI) and environmental technology that the world has seen since the introduction of electricity, and which could foreshadow the biggest increase in productivity and prosperity for decades, we are at risk of losing the benefits by succumbing to protectionism, mercantilism and nativism."
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