Roberts' fourth globalization narrative says trade is as much a foreign policy issue as an economic issue. She argues that when you dwell on the costs and benefits of the economics you might miss the geopolitics or if you want to think about it in terms of trade-offs economic gains may come at the expense of national security.
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.