Few topics are as controversial as globalization.
That is hardly surprising. It is the defining feature of our time. Bringing distant markets and people across the world closer together is a huge change that affects everyone, whether they are peasants in India, students in London, or bankers in New York. Such an enormous upheaval is unsettling, especially when it seems unpredictable and uncontrollable. We need to reassure people that globalization is generally a force for good.