Globalization, long considered the best route to economic wealth, is not inevitable. A strategy built on the concepts of free of charge trade and, because the 1980s, open up capital markets, is normally starting to fracture. With disappointing growth rates over the , the burkha, nations are no longer ready to sacrifice national interests for global growth; nor are their market leaders able-or willing-to sell the idea of pursuing a global agenda of prosperity to their citizens.

Combining historical analysis with current affairs, economist Stephen D. King offers a provocative and engaging account of why globalization has been rejected, just what a globe ruled by rival claims with conflicting goals might appear to be, and how the pursuit of nationalist agendas you could end up a competition to underneath. King argues that a rejection of globalization and a return to ‘autarky’ will risk economic and politics conflict, and he uses lessons from history to gauge how best to avoid the worst possible outcomes.