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Brexit could spell the end of globalization, and the global prosperity that came with it

  • Written by William Hauk, Associate Professor of Economics, University of South Carolina
Many fear the U.K. will be worse off economically outside the EU.AP Photo/Matt Dunham

The U.K. House of Commons has finally voted for Brexit. If the plan passes the House of Lords without much delay, the U.K. will leave the European Union several years after a 2016 referendum set it down this path.

More than merely tossing aside the EU, this vote...

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