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Global Economy - Are we in the New Age of Autarky?

Geoff Riley

15th November 2022

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This looks and sounds like superb enrichment listening for Year 13 economists. In a new BBC series, Ben Chu asks why nations are turning away from globalisation and seeking self-sufficiency.

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Autarky is (according to the OED) a country, state, or society which is economically independent.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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