SAY “globalisation” and most people’s thoughts turn to trade ministers meeting amid riots in Seattle, or the ubiquity of certain hamburger chains. Few see global trade for what it is: one of the biggest political and social developments of our time.
Our economies, the flow of goods, services, people and wealth that determine how we live, are moving from being organised on a national or regional scale to a global scale. And globalisation will continue to stagger forward for the next four years whatever the outcome of the US election. It may not even matter much who wins. But to…
