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Mark Blyth ─ Global Trumpism

Watson School of International and Public Affairs · 491.6K views · 2016-09-29 · 1:26:03

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Mark Blyth's 2016 Brown University lecture on global Trumpism, explaining the rise of populism through economics, the decline of Western middle classes and revolt against technocracy.

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HN recommends it as a concise, chart-backed explanation of the economics behind anti-establishment politics.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 4 months · HN mentions 2016–2019

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einhverfr · 2019-08 · Strong recommendation

If you have the time and patience to listen to it I strongly recommend listening to Mark Blyth's 2016 lecture entitled "Global Trumpism" where as a political economist he discusses the implications of Keynsian economics, Neoliberalism and the class revolt we now see around the world. [VIDEO]

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wycx · 2016-12 · Recommendation

Thomas Frank on Listen Liberal: [LINK] I also suggest the following talk by Mark Blyth: [VIDEO] which concisely outlines the economics behind the decline of western middle classes, and the link to sentiment against mainstream political parties. If you are interested in how bad things look for europe (from 2013, but the fundamentals have not changed): [LINK]

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pdkl95 · 2016-11 · Recommendation

This was ignored when I tried to post it recently, but maybe now is the time for Brown U. Prof. of Political Economy Mark Blyth's discussion of "Global Trumpism" - the discontent with the establishment and general revolt against technocracy and globalism. Full lecture: [VIDEO] TL;DW 4min summary: [LINK]

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