The Retreat of Western Liberalism

By Edward Luce

Categories: History

The Retreat of Western Liberalism (2017) is a book by Financial Times columnist Edward Luce, published by Atlantic Monthly Press. Luce argues that Donald Trump and Europe's populists are symptoms rather than causes of a deeper crisis in Western liberal democracy. He links the backlash to stagnant middle-class living standards, globalization, automation and the rise of Asia, and warns that liberal democracies must address the grievances of those left behind.

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• Fareed Zakaria: “And for the political junkies out there Edward Luce's "The Retreat of Western Liberalism" is about the decline of the democratic order in the Western world. Very sobering.”