The fracturing of globalization: Implications of economic resentments and geopolitical contradictions

Thomas Palley

No PKWP1901, Working Papers from Post Keynesian Economics Society (PKES)

Abstract: The last forty years have witnessed a third wave of globalization which can be termed “neoliberal globalization”. Now, there are indications that the era of neoliberal globalization might be drawing to a close, as evidenced by the trade war between the US and China. This paper argues the fracturing of neoliberal globalization reflects the growing impact of economic resentments and geopolitical contradictions. The paper presents a simple analytical framework that constructs the global economy in terms of a core consisting of the US, China, and the EU. It then examines how globalization creates economic resentments and geopolitical tensions within and between members of the core, thereby fracturing globalization. The rise of US – China geopolitical competition promises to twist the character of the global economic order, which stands to be shaped by strategically motivated economic integrations and recalibrations rather than generalized global economic integration. The paper then extends the analysis to non-core country blocs and examines how they are impacted by globalization and the rise of US – China geopolitical competition.

Keywords: Neoliberal globalization; economic resentments; geopolitical contradictions. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F02 F50 F59 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23
Date: 2019-01
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