-
Topics
TopicsOur programs create spaces where open-minded leaders can gather for breakthrough conversations on pressing global issues – each aligned to one of the following pillars:Get Involved
-
Events
EventsExplore the variety of events Salzburg Global hosts within Austria and in the rest of the world. Learn more about our programs and what else happens at Schloss Leopoldskron.Upcoming EventsOct 19 - Oct 22, 2026Peace & JusticeThe Collective Action Problem: How Should Democratic Societies Respond to Increasing State Violence without Exacerbating Polarization and Political Violence?Violent Threats to Democratic SystemsOct 21 - Oct 25, 2026Peace & JusticeDemocracy Across the Frontlines: How Can Democracy Movements Collaborate To Build Resilience Across Borders?Democracy Resilience Forum
- Insights
-
Fellowship
FellowshipSince 1947, more than 40,000 people from over 170 countries have participated in Salzburg Global's sessions. Collectively, these alumni are known as Salzburg Global Fellows.
-
About Us
About UsSalzburg Global is an independent, non-profit organization committed to creating spaces that overcome barriers and open up a world of better possibilities.Our Approach
-
Support Us
Support UsYour generosity helps us gather open-minded leaders for breakthrough conversations, while creating space for dialogue that overcomes barriers and opens up a world of better possibilities.
- Donate
General
Confronting Protectionism: How Business and Governments Can Build Support for Open Markets
With rising inequalities within and between countries in income and wealth, unfolding financial crisis, surging fuel and food prices and widespread fears of global recession, citizens of both developed and developing economies grow more skeptical about the benefits of free trade and globalization. After the collapse of another set of talks aimed at concluding the Doha Round in July 2008 there is a growing danger of protectionist backlash. Governments are under increasing pressure to cushion the blows from competition and to look for effective and benign ways of compensating potential losers. The new administration in Washington will be bound to conduct a review of U.S. trade policy, which could lead to years of delay before there are further meaningful trade talks. Meanwhile the concessions on offer from the EU and leading emerging economies such as India and Brazil will also be subject to vigorous internal discussion.
This policy-oriented session will bring together a high-level group of representatives from national governments, the business sector, economic and policy-oriented organizations, advocacy groups, and scholars from the United States, Europe, and major emerging economies (notably China, India, Brazil, South Africa) with the aim of focusing on policies needed in different countries to overcome the perceived or real losses that free trade and globalization seemingly inflict on certain sectors of their populations and to reduce public hostility to trade concessions.
Date
Sep 29 - Oct 04, 2009
Session no.
Session 464
Share
