A globalization wakeup call

Instead of more oil and gas infrastructure (in a world already awash in both) it should itself be 'courageous' and use bold fiscal policy to launch a serious transition away from fossil fuels and at the same time actually take the Paris climate accord seriously.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pictured Sept. 22, 2016, on the Hill. Canada and China are launching exploratory talks on a free-trade agreement. But the Liberal preoccupation with trade deals looks increasingly ill-considered, writes Murray Dobbin. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY MURRAY DOBBIN

October 3, 2016

POWELL RIVER, B.C.—If recent mainstream economic reports are to be taken seriously, some of the big brains managing global capitalism these days are starting to lose faith in their neo-liberal ideology. Some come close to sounding like virtual heretics. Jonathan Ostry is the IMF’s deputy directo...

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