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Mark Blyth ─ Global Trumpism

Watson School of International and Public Affairs · lecture · Watch on YouTube

Macroeconomics & financial crisesUS politics & electionsLabor, work & inequality

What it is

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.

Why Hacker News recommends it

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

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2019

What HN commenters said

  1. “I strongly recommend listening to Mark Blyth's 2016 lecture entitled "Global Trumpism”

    Political economist on Keynesianism, neoliberalism and the global class revolt

    einhverfr, 2019-08 · Strong recommendation · in “Blame Economists for the Mess We’re In”

  2. “For a good explanation of this (with charts!), see Mark Blyth's recent lecture”

    Explains rise of populism with charts

    pdkl95, 2016-10 · Recommendation · in “Hillary Clinton's Wall St Speeches Published by Wikileaks”

  3. “which concisely outlines the economics behind the decline of western middle classes”

    Economics behind decline of western middle classes and anti-establishment sentiment

    wycx, 2016-12 · Recommendation · in “All Hollowed Out the lonely poverty of America’s white working class”

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Topics: mark blyth, populism, neoliberalism, trump, economics

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