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'Trade Wars Are Class Wars' wins $15K Lionel Gelber Prize for books on global affairs Author Matthew C. Klein is shown in a handout photo. A book tracing the origins of today's trade wars has won the Lionel Gelber Prize. Jurors awarded the $15,000 honour on Tuesday to "Trade Wars Are Class Wars: How Rising Inequality Distorts the Global Economy and Threatens International Peace." THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Matthew C. Klein MANDATORY CREDIT April 20, 2021 - 10:12 AM A book tracing the origins of today's trade wars has won the Lionel Gelber Prize. Jurors awarded the $...
This year's winning title was written by Barron's economics commentator Matthew C. Klein and Peking University finance professor Michael Pettis. The authors argue that modern trade conflicts are often the product of decades of domestic policies that have exacerbated economic inequality. Jury chair Janice Gross says in a statement that the book serves as a warning that the imbalances of the global economy are unsustainable. Presented by the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Foreign Policy Magazine, the Lionel Gelber Prize is handed out annually to the world's top Englis...