The World's Worst Bet: How the Globalization Gamble Went Wrong (And What Would Make It Right)

“A singularly—thrillingly—persuasive chronicle of globalization’s spectacular rise and fall.” ―Evan Osnos, National Book Award–winning author of Age of Ambition

The triumphant globalization that began in the 1990s has given way to a world riven by conflict, populism, and economic nationalism. In The World’s Worst Bet, David J. Lynch offers a trenchant, fast-paced narrative of the rise and fall of the greatest engine of prosperity the world has ever known. Lynch explains what went right, wha...