Leftists

Economics

Leftists continue to criticise the perceived exploitative nature of globalisation, the "race to the bottom" and unjust lay-offs and exploitation of workers. In the last quarter of the 20th century, the belief that the government (ruling in accordance with the interests of the people) ought to be directly involved in the day-to-day workings of an economy declined in popularity amongst the centre-left, especially social democrats who adopted the Third Way. From the 1990s, the global justice movement, also known as the anti-globalisation movement and the alter-globalisation movement, protests against corporateeconomic globalisation due to its negative consequences for the poor, workers, the environment, and small businesses.