The election of Donald Trump and the implosion of liberalism
NOVANEWS
By: Samir Amin
Trump’s victory signals the inevitable implosion of the liberal order. This will pave the way for construction of the alternative, which comprises: at the national level, the abandonment of liberal economic management for the benefit of sovereign projects, giving rise to social progress; and at the international level, the construction of a system of polycentric globalization.
1. The recent election of Donald Trump after Brexit, the rise of fascist parties in Europe, but also and much better, Syriza's electoral victory and the rise of Podemos, are all manifestations of the depth of the crisis of the system of globalized neoliberalism. This system, which I have always considered unsustainable, implodes before our eyes in its very heart. All...