But hyper-efficient globalisation also had problems. Volatile capital flows destabilised financial markets. Many blue-collar workers in rich countries lost out. Recently， two other worries have loomed large. First， some lean supply chains are not as good value as they appear: mostly they keep costs low， but when they break， the bill can be crippling. Today’s bottlenecks have reduced global GDP by at least 1%. Shareholders have been hit as well as consumers: as chip shortages have stalled car production， carmakers’ cashflows have dropped by 80% year on year. Tim Cook， the supply-chain guru who runs Apple， reckons such snafus could reduce sales by up to $8bn， or 10%， this quarter. Covid-19 was a shock， but wars， extreme weather or another virus could easily disrupt supply chains in the next decade.
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Despite the breathtakingly sad opening chapters， Tyler’s delicate perceptiveness gives the novel an understated warmth.
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