Dani Rodrik is Professor of International Political Economy at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is the author of The Globalization Paradox: Democracy and the Future of the World Economy and, most recently, Economics Rules: The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science.
Ever since Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won his first general election in late 2002, he has been obsessed with the idea that power would be wrested from him through a coup. That obsession he… read more
The claim that the world needs stronger global governance is so widely accepted today that challenging it may seem like arguing that the sun revolves around the earth. But what may be true for genuine… read more
No one expected a military-led putsch attempt, much less the seeming amateurishness with which it was carried out. What is certain is that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will use the episode to tighte… read more
The political backlash against globalization, evident in the UK's Brexit referendum, was predictable. The bigger surprise is the decidedly right-wing tilt the political reaction has taken, which partl… read more
We seem to be living in an accelerated age of revolutionary technological breakthroughs. But the economic consequences of any innovation ultimately depend on how quickly it diffuses through labor and … read more
This year, the US and the EU must decide whether they will begin to treat China as a “market economy” in their trade policies. Unfortunately, even as the debate intensifies, the terms of the choice en… read more
Progressives should not buy into a false and counter-productive narrative that sets the interests of the global poor against the interests of rich countries’ lower and middle classes. With sufficient … read more
Perhaps the only surprise about the populist backlash that has overwhelmed many advanced democracies' politics is that it has taken so long. Even two decades ago, it could be predicted that mainstream… read more
The Trans-Pacific Partnership – a mega trade deal covering 12 countries that together account for more than one-third of global GDP and a quarter of world exports – is the latest battleground in the d… read more
