Very briefly, I have always enjoyed what I've read by Saul and find myself in agreement with him, but having just finished reading this one I can only wonder if his case for Globalism having ended was not several years premature. He seems to underestimate the tenacity of its proponents, and the pusillanimity of its opponents.

But he does to a wonderful job of shredding it... tying it to Mercantilism and separating it from The Invisible Hand. Brilliant.

One wonders when the American Left is going to awake from its Foucaultian delusions to the fact that we are all being screwed by the same people in the same way, and it makes not a damn bit of difference what our gender, ethnicity, or sexual orientation is.

There was nothing inevitable about what happened to us economically is Saul's main point. And the fact that the cultural left insisted on seeing it as a problem of identity rather than class made it all that much easier to roll everyone over at once. The classic Alexandrian strategy of divide and conquer.

يتنبأ المؤلف بانهيار الحتمية الاقتصادية ونظام العولمة الذي بدأ من سبعينيات القرن الماضي
ينقسم الكتاب إلي خمسة أجزاء
الجزء الأول السياق الذي نشأت فيه العولمة كأيدلوجية معتمدة علي أن الاقتصاد هو المشكل الوحيد للأحداث الإنسانية
الجزء الثاني الصعود وذكر فيها اتفاقية الجات ومنتدي دافوس كمظاهر للعولمة وناقش رومانسيات العولمة وهي الأمثلة التي فشلت فيها سياسة العولمة وذكر أزمة ديون العالم الثالث
الجزء الثالث النجاح ثم الجزء الرابع وهو سقوط العولمة وذكره لأمثلة مثل ماليزيا ونيوزيلندا والهند والصين والبرازيل وتحررها من ربقة العولمة
الجزء الخامس وأين نذهب الآن عن الفراغ الذي أحدثه غياب العولمة كأيدلوجية وعودة القوميات للظهور مرة آخري وبين إيجابيات وسلبيات ذلك وإعادة بناء العالم بعد ١١ سبتمبر حيث أن الشركات عبر الوطنية والتي قالت العولمة بأنها بأنها ستحل محل الدول القومية كدول افتراضية قللت من استثماراتها لتظهر الحكومات الوطنية والقومية علي السطح لحل المشكلات الاقتصادية القائمة
علي ذكر مسألة القوميات فقد ذكر مخاوف الغرب من روسيا وبوتين كقومية وقد تحققت مخاوفهم في الحرب الروسية الأوكرانية القائمة الآن واعتقد أنها تمثل مرحلة جديدة في إعادة بناء العالم وانتهاء فرضية وحتمية العولمة
الكتاب صعب في فهمه وتراكيبه والترجمة كانت سيئة في إيصال المعلومة

A very good book on a subject I had little knowledge of. It summed up the problems of relying on one particular discredited economic theory, among the claims of which is that a rising tide lifts all boats, or as , the rich get richer the poor will also benefit. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the theory's pedaled by the mostly conservative side of politics.

this book is a few years old.. a sign im finally getting thru the pile of 'books i should have read by now given to me by mum'...ralston saul certinaly makes u think..not all happy thoughts tho...the recent market driven snafus in the global eocnomy certainly lend more credence to his stance..the keynes and the galbraiths will have their revenge over the hayeks and the friedmans sooner that i might have thought...

Hmmm... How to make a topic like this sexy? Answer is that you can't, really. Reading it felt like I was sitting in a 3rd year economics lecture - which isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's dry, yes, but still worth reading. Very informative, very detailed, very thorough, and I like books that make me think, that teach me something.

If you are Canadian and want to have an informed opinion on our economic situation and system, then you need to read at least this book by John Ralston Saul, and you should also read his other books on political economics.

Brilliant critique of globalization and its true believers.

I gave it a 1 rating as I could not give it a negative rating. It is a schizophrenic view of the economic changes and supports his thoughts with changinf countires, decades and subjects. Read if you want to waste your time on this planet. I did not finish reading it and will burn it when the fire ban have gone down. In a right conscience I cannot pass it on.

shows the real deal behind the hype of globalism and how most of the worlds leaders blindly bought into the concept.
easy to read and comprehend for the laymen yet gripping enough for those who are comfortable with this type of material.

An interesting look into the international political economy of globalization. Well researched and well thought out. The author is engaging and the material is fresh.

Did a clear and comprehensive job outlining the ins and outs how the globalist economy came about, tying it to who it benefits and the myriad of hindrences it encompasses, the warning signs of what lead it to bust and the examples of economies that bucked the trend and came out on the other side better. I also bought the digital copy to get the appendix follow up from 2018 which was of little note, more of an 'I told you so' with another forecast of future economical paradigm shifts that are starrting to fabricate before our eyes.

A must read book to understand history and the rise of Corortacracy.