Trump 2.0

Grzegorz W. Kołodko is a distinguished professor of economics at Kozminski University in Warsaw, Poland. A leading architect of Poland’s economic reforms, he is also a prominent public intellectual and politician. He served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Poland (1994–1997, 2002–2003), shaping key economic policies during critical periods of transformation.A member of Academia Europaea, he is the Director of the Transformation, Integration, and Globalization Economic Research (TIGER) center at Kozminski University. Recognized as the most frequently cited economist from post-Communist countries, Professor Kołodko combines his academic expertise with an adventurous spirit—he is an avid marathon runner and a globetrotter who has explored 172 countries and even set foot in Antarctica.

• Chapter 1. A few words of introduction.- Chapter 2. Trump 1.0.- Chapter 3. The misery of Trumponomics and Trumpism.- Chapter 4. Ugliness of the most beautiful word.- Chapter 5. Political voluntarism and economic laws.- Chapter 6. Geopolitical reshuffling.- Chapter 7. Chinism, MAGA, and Rússkiy mir.- Chapter 8. Harmful politics.- Chapter 9. Efficiency and justice.- Chapter 10. Sense and nonsense.- Chapter 11. Glimpses of common sense.- Chapter 12. The imperative of a new development strategy.- Chapter 13. How to miss an opportunity.- Chapter 14. New pragmatism.- Chapter 15. Labyrinth of contradictions and conflicts.- Chapter 16. World without wars?.- Chapter 17. The end of NATO as we know it?.- Chapter 18. Russian-Ukrainian clinch.- Chapter 19. What will happen next?.- Chapter 20. Crisis of democracy.