Why has backlash against globalization and international trade increased, despite programs intended to benefit workers harmed by trade?

Response Paper 5: What Should Be Done When International Trade Harms Workers?

Read the Controversy on pages 352 – 353 of the textbook, “What Should Be Done When International Trade Harms Workers?” Then write one short paragraph for each of the following questions.

1. Which groups within a country tend to benefit from freer trade and which groups tend to be hurt?

2. Why has backlash against globalization and international trade increased, despite programs intended to benefit workers harmed by trade?

Why has backlash against globalization and international trade increased, despite programs intended to benefit workers harmed by trade?
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