Description
Book SynopsisThe Great Disruption: Understanding the Populist Forces Behind Trump, Brexit, and LePen aims to put the shocking events of 201617 into a long-term, historical perspective. The seemingly disparate and separately discussed election of Donald Trump, Brexit vote, success of Marine LePen's National Front Party, and the wider spread of populism have an overlooked commonality: They all start with a similar core constituency of disaffected older blue collar workers. Using a data-driven analysis, author Anil Hira shows that racism and xenophobia are linked to economic populismxenophobia becoming widespread under conditions of economic stress. Hira shows further that since economic stress is felt very deeply, conventional solutions are inadequate. There is a perception among the affected group that politicians can not offer normal solutions and thus turn to populism. The Great Disruption traces long-term and largely un-linked shifts in the economy from globalization to automat
Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables – Preface – Acknowledgments – Introduction: Why Populism Is Not Just Trump – The Economic Roots of Populism, Something Old, Something New – A Snapshot—Tying Together the Tumultuous Events of 2016–17 – The Seemingly Paradoxical Nature of Social Values Towards Race and Immigration in the Populist Wave of 2016 – Empty Rhetoric and Empty Promises—Examining the Phony Solutions of the New Populists – Underlying Force Number 1: "American Carnage"—A Codeword for Long-term Economic Decline in the West and the Shrinking Middle Class – Underlying Force Number 2: The Collapse of Manufacturing From Globalization, Financialization, and Automation – Force Number 3: The Rise of China – Force Number 4: Rapid Environmental Deterioration – Force Number 5: Demographics and the Raw Deal Given to Millennials – Global Problems Need Global Solutions – Index.
