Joseph Stiglitz: what the US economy needs from Donald Trump

Too many Americans feel left behind by globalisation. But Trump is unlikely to pursue the agenda his voters need. This is what he should doDonald Trump’s astonishing victory in the US presidential election has made one thing abundantly clear: too many Americans – particularly white male Americans – feel left behind. It is not just a feeling, it can be seen in the data no less clearly than in their anger. And, as I have argued repeatedly, an economic system that doesn’t de