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An honest discussion of free trade and how nations can sensibly chart a path forward in todays global economyNot so long ago the nation-state seemed to be on its deathbed, condemned to irrelevance by the forces of globalization and technology. Now it is back with a vengeance, propelled by a groundswell of populists around the world. In Straight Talk on Trade, Dani Rodrik, an early and outspoken critic of economic globalization taken too far, goes beyond the populist backlash and offers a more reasoned explanation for why our elites and technocrats obsession with hyper-globalization made it more difficult for nations to achieve legitimate economic and social objectives at home: economic prosperity, financial stability, and equity.Rodrik takes globalizations cheerleaders to task, not for emphasizing economics over other values, but for practicing bad economics and ignoring the disciplines own nuances that should have called for caution. He makes a case for a pluralist world economy where nation-st