PS Most-Read on Economics & World Affairs 2016
Political rage went global in 2016, fueling a populist backlash across the democratic world and appalling terrorist violence in the Middle East, Europe, and beyond. Here is a selection of commentaries – of the year's 1,140 published by Project Syndicate – on the global political upheaval of the last 12 months, and its economic causes and consequences, that resonated most with our online readers.
Economics
Globalization and its New Discontents
Joseph Stiglitz explains why neoliberalism’s chickens are now coming home – to Europe and the US – to roost.
Central Banking Goes Negative
Stephen Roach inveighs against monetary policymakers’ decision to push interest rates south of the zero bound.
The Abdication of the Left
Dani Rodrik asks why the political backlash against globalization has come mainly from the nationalist right.