Globalization Is Incredibly Powerful in Producing Poverty

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globalization is incredibly powerful in temes of producing poverty and improving the world. But there are clusters of people who ticy in the west, see their jobs destroyed. If you live in one of those forgotten places, it's very difficult to escape. And that creat d pockets of deep anger and resentment across the west.

The 1990 opening of a McDonald's in Russia heralded not just burgers and fries but, get this, a new era of peace and prosperity. The Economist’s Patrick Foulis explains how the promises of globalization never entirely materialized.

This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard with help from Victoria Dominguez, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.

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