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The Political Connotation of International Trade and Globalisation: A Common Misunderstanding

Silvio Traverso

Economia Internazionale / International Economics, 2018, vol. 71, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Globalisation is often associated with a conservative political ideology and usually faces opposition from progressive political groups. This essay challenges this conventional view and tries to illustrate how the globalisation process is consistent with a progressive political philosophy. It, furthermore, argues that the removal of this political bias would allow both proponents of free trade and progressive political organisations to be more effective in pursuing their own objectives. La connotazione politica di commercio internazionale e globalizzazione: un comune equivoco La globalizzazione è spesso associata con il conservatorismo politico e trova generalmente l’opposizione di gruppi politici progressisti. Questo essay mette in discussione tale idea cercando di illustrare come il processo di globalizzazione non sia in contrasto con posizioni politiche progressiste. Viene inoltre argomentato come la rimozione di questo pregiudizio di natura politica possa potenzialmente consentire sia ai promotori del libero commercio che alle organizzazioni politiche di ispirazione progressista di perseguire più efficacemente i rispettivi scopi.

Keywords: Globalisation; Protectionism; “Doux Commerce” Thesis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B11 F60 N70 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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