The Great Global Transformation

National Market Liberalism in a Multipolar World

De: Branko Milanovic

Narrado por: Mark Arnold

Brought to you by Penguin.

A world-leading economist guides us through the ruins of the current world order: where do we go next?

Global neoliberalism is on its last legs, while a new international economic order is taking hold. Trade blocs, tariff wars, economic sanctions, and national champions are in; nationalism, anti-immigration movements and the far-right are on the rise. Liberalism is being rejected by the civic realm, as the status quo of the past fifty years crumbles. What will take its place?

Drawing on original research, leading economist Branko Milanovic reveals the seismic shifts that are shaping our world. He details the facts: how the rising economic power of Asia is creating a new global ‘middle class’ in the greatest reshuffle of incomes since the Industrial Revolution. He explores our fears: why are we becoming increasingly unhappy, when the world is becoming richer and more equal? And he shows us the fight ahead: as plutocracy returns, global war threatens, and a new system silently shapes our nations, driving malcontent to breaking point. In The Great Global Transformation, Milanovic provides an invaluable guide to the new 21st century.

© Branko Milanovic 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

Reseñas de la Crítica

Intriguing and original (Martin Wolf)

A penetrating analysis from the world’s foremost authority on economic inequality (Peter Turchin)

No one describes better and quantifies with such precision the global transformations now underway than Branko Milanovic. This is a must read for anyone concerned about the future of the world order (Gordon Brown)

Profound... Simultaneously panoramic and telescopic, there is no better account of how we have got to where we are, and no clearer-eyed analysis of where we might go next (Daniel Markovits)

Branko Milanovic is a singularly fearless, incisive, and panoramic thinker. The Great Global Transformation is a path-breaking analysis of how Asia's rise has shattered the neoliberal world order and what might come next (Daniel Chandler)

Yet another fascinating book by the prolific Branko Milanovic (Grace Blakeley)

More than anyone alive, Branko Milanovic was likely to propound a grand theory of our perplexing global moment, rooted in data and facts. With brilliance, panache, and reliability, he has done it in this stellar book (Samuel Moyn)

Branko Milanovic combines his deep knowledge of political economy and philosophy and his mastery of distributional statistics to the utmost limits of their ability to explain the rise of Asia and the corresponding decline of the West (James K. Galbraith)

In this incisive new book, Branko Milanovic draws on his unique combination of empirical rigor, philosophical depth, and sharp commentary to illuminate the forces behind the great transformations of our time. Anyone who wants to understand the issues that will decide our future should read it (Fritz Bartel)

Vividly captures a world at another crossroads with eloquence, humour and magisterial presentation of quantitative data (Debin Ma)