Wall and the Bridge

Free-market economists often have noted that there are winners and losers in a competitive capitalist world. The question of how to deal with the difficult real-life consequences faced by the losers, however, has largely been ignored. Populist politicians have tried repeatedly to address the issue by creating walls--of both the physical and economic kinds--in order to insulate communities and keep competition at bay.

• First published
• 2022
• Publishers
• Yale University Press