Defending globalisation

Philippe Legrain: Supporter of globalisation

In a HARDtalk interview on 13 December, Philippe Legrain, Economist meets Allan Little.

Click here to watch the full interview

Globalisation is, to many, the issue of our age.

More trade means more wealth creation and greater prosperity for rich and poor alike, its supporters say.

Why then after a decade of radical liberalisation is so much of the world sinking into deeper poverty while the rich nations get steadily richer?

And why does the anti-globalisation movement seem to have ignited the passion of so many, especially the young?

Philippe Legrain is an evangelist for globalisation.

He is an economist and a former special advisor to the World Trade Organisation. He talks to Allan Little.

This interview can be watched in full on Friday 13 December on BBC World and BBC News 24 at the following times:

BBC News 24 (times shown in GMT) 0430, repeated 2230

BBC World (times shown in GMT) 0330, repeated 1130, 1530, 1830, 2330