Slowbalisation – is globalisation slowing down?
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Slowbalisation – a phenomenon which involves a slowing down of the pace of global integration.
In recent decades globalisation has become so dominant that we often assume the process is never-ending. Between 1970 and 2008, world exports as a share of GDP rose from 13% to 31%, and it seemed that globalisation was an unstoppable force.
However, since 2008, something unexpected has happened. Exports as a share of GDP has flatlined and even started to fall. Other metrics show a similar fate, a fa...
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