‘This book is able to explain and analyze what has eluded both scholars and thought leaders in business and the media – how and why populism has grabbed center stage. Highly recommendable.’
-David B. Audretsch, Indiana University Bloomington, USA
’Welfens provides valuable insight into US politics and describes the strategic options for Europe going forward.’
-Barry Eichengreen, University of California, Berkeley, USA
’With great skill Welfens traces the implications of US populism for the global economic system.’
– Jeffrey D. Sachs, Columbia University, USA
’This critique of Trump´s fiscal and international trade policies and their weak intellectual basis deserves the attention of US and European readers alike’
-Richard H. Tilly, University of Münster, Germany
Table des matières
Part I: The Background to Trumpism and Economic Explanations.- Chapter 1: introduction.- Chapter 2: Inequality, US Survey Results and Economic Analysis: The Case for Structural Trumpism.- Chapter 3: Protectionist US Policy and Expansionary Fiscal Policy: Ongoing Contradictions.- Part II: Transatlantic Economic Relations.- Chapter 4: Trade, Employment and Transatlantic Policy Aspects.- Chapter 5: EU Reform Problems and the Rise of Populism in Europe.- Part III: US-Asian and Global Economic Perspectives.- Chapter 6: US-Asia-EU Perspectives.- Chapter 7: China Risks and Challenges.- Part IV: Policy Innovations and Systemic Reforms.- Chapter 8: Policy Conclusions for International Organizations.- Chapter 9: International Policy Conclusions.- Chapter 10: Canada, the United States and Eurozone: Implications for US Reforms.
A propos de l’auteur
Paul JJ Welfens is Jean Monnet Professor for European Economic Integration and Chair for Macroeconomics at the Schumpeter School of Business and Economics, and President of the European Institute for International Economic Relations at the University of Wuppertal, Germany. He is Non-Resident Research Fellow at the AICGS/The Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC.