New dynamics created by weight-loss drugs in the global economy

An analysis published in the Financial Times examines the new order created by weight-loss drugs in the global economy, exploring the winners and losers of this process, while bringing to the fore the views of Nobel laureate economist Daron Acemoglu on the future of liberal democracy.

The analysis evaluates the social and political reflections of the economic transformation created by weight-loss drugs. In this context, the findings from MIT economist Daron Acemoglu's book "Which Liberal Democracy" are highlighted. Acemoglu analyzes the fundamental challenges currently facing liberalism—such as inclusivity, ignorance, and intolerance—through the lens of social imbalances disrupted by deindustrialization and the rise of the technology sector.

Acemoglu presents a five-point action plan to revitalize liberal democracy, which includes self-governance, experimentation, limiting oppressive inequalities, a unifying narrative, and the construction of institutions that provide quality job opportunities. Assessment: Martin Wolf critically discusses the feasibility of these proposals in ideologically fragmented societies and the challenges posed by the power of technology oligarchs.