Las guerras comerciales son guerras de clases

Trade disputes are often understood as conflicts between countries with competing national interests, but they are often the unexpected result of domestic political decisions to serve the interests of the wealthy, at the expense of ordinary workers and retirees. Klein and Pettis trace the origins of today's trade wars to decisions made by politicians and business leaders in China, Europe, and the United States over the past thirty years. Around the world, the rich have prospered while workers can no longer afford to buy what they produce, have lost their jobs, or been forced into further debt. Challenging the dominant currents, the authors invite us to reflect on how the class wars of growing inequality constitute a threat to the world economy and to international peace, and what we can do about it.