Globalization, heralded for decades as a harbinger of prosperity, faces a huge backlash. Derided by right-wing nationalists as a globalist plot to undermine traditional communities, and by left-wing critics as the rule of rampaging corporations, it s become a political punching bag around the world.

Globalization, heralded for decades as a harbinger of prosperity, faces a huge backlash. Derided by right-wing nationalists as a globalist plot to undermine traditional communities, and by left-wing critics as the rule of rampaging corporations, it s become a political punching bag around the world.