摘要: |
Since around the global financial crisis that started in 2008, the use of protectionist economic measures has been on the rise amid a backlash against globalization. Globalization, especially increased international trade, has been undeniably positive economically. In rich countries, it has raised productivity and lowered prices, thereby raising living standards, especially for lower income families. It has also lifted hundreds of millions of people from former centrally planned and emerging market economies out of poverty and into the global economy. |