Roberts explores the establishment view which defends globalization. The right-wing populist narrative they see an external other to take advantage of the people. Some politicians on the left are just as skeptical of free trade like Senator Elizabeth Warren. Roberts has three more narratives to consider each of them critical of globalization.
It was supposed to boost prosperity and democracy at the same time. What really happened? According to the legal scholar Anthea Roberts, it depends which story you believe.