What Is Globalization? (Part 2): Global Leadership in an Era of Growing Nationalism, Protectionism, and Antiglobalization

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2017 Farok J. Contractor, Rutgers Business School  In Part 1, What Is Globalization? How to Measure It and Why Many Oppose It, I concluded that globalization is here to stay—and will continue to converge nations, culturally and economically, indefinitely. At the same time, leaders such as Trump, Le Pen, Erdoğan, and Duterte espouse an anti-globalization … Continue reading What Is Globalization? (Part 2): Global Leadership in an Era of Growing Nationalism, Protectionism, and Antiglobalization

What Is Globalization? (Part 1): How to Measure It and Why Many Oppose It

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© 2017 Farok J. Contractor, Rutgers Business School The rise of nationalistic political leaders has spanned the globe—from Donald Trump and Marine Le Pen in the West, to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the Middle East, to Narendra Modi and Rodrigo Duterte in the East. To varying degrees, each of these leaders espouses an “our country … Continue reading What Is Globalization? (Part 1): How to Measure It and Why Many Oppose It