In:
Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews, Vol. 13, No. 1 ( 2021-08-05), p. 133-170
Abstract:
There is compelling evidence that globalization shocks, often working through culture and identity, have played an important role in driving up support for populist movements, particularly of the right-wing kind. I start with an empirical analysis of the 2016 presidential election in the United States to show that globalization-related attitudinal variables were important correlates of the switch to Trump. I then provide a conceptual framework that identifies four distinct channels through which globalization can stimulate populism, two each on the demand and supply sides of politics. I evaluate the empirical literature with the help of this framework, discussing trade, financial globalization, and immigration separately. I conclude the review by discussing some apparently anomalous cases in which populists have been against, rather than in favor of, trade protection.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1941-1383
,
1941-1391
DOI:
10.1146/economics.2021.13.issue-1
DOI:
10.1146/annurev-economics-070220-032416
Language:
English
Publisher:
Annual Reviews
Publication Date:
2021
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2516757-1
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