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The End of Globalisation?
7th September 2017
Tucked away on Radio 4 at the end of June was this special report on the challenges facing globalisation and whether a persistent phase of de-globalisation is probable.
Finbarr Livesey explains the thesis of his new book 'From Global To Local: The making of things and the end of globalisation'. Co-founder of Raspberry Pi Eben Upton, reveals how the manufacture of his PCs is now cheaper in the UK than China.
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Alan Beattie at the Financial Times argues that globalisation may prove to be more resilient.
Here is a link to a long read on the issue from the Guardian
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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