Trend A 'great regression' of the world order: wavering globalisation, populism and depleted civic solidarity

Summary

The plan argues that the present era is defined by the coexistence of a great regression and endless change. On the regression side it sees the world order moving backwards rather than forwards. The concrete forms it names are a wavering globalisation combined with stronger inequality, the rise of populism with a retreat of democracy, and the exhaustion of a civic culture of solidarity and integration. These features are presented as global conditions rather than as problems unique to Korea. The plan treats them as the backdrop against which it calls for a new recovery built on inclusive growth.