Is the world retracting from globalisation, setting it up for a fifth wave?

Pictured: a containership underway. Fourth wave of globalisation saw China’s increasing role as a global powerhouse. Photo credit: Cameron Venti via Unsplash.

Elsabe Loots, University of Pretoria

Over the past 25 years there has been lots of research and debate about the concept, the history and state of globalisation, its various dimensions and benefits.

The World Economic Forum has set out the case that the world has experienced four waves of globalisation. In a 2019 publication it summarised...

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