The 1996 Book That Predicted Our Globalization Woes

Decades before modern political shifts, one bestseller warned that unchecked globalization would hollow out middle-class prosperity and weaken democracy. Its bold predictions about the global economy have proven eerily accurate.

Written by two investigative journalists, this book became a massive cultural phenomenon upon its release. It argued that a massive gap between the global elite and the rest of society was becoming inevitable. The authors questioned if democracy could survive in a world where corporate interests often hold more sway than elected governments. Today, many economists look back at their warnings as a remarkably precise roadmap for the current global political landscape.