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The Catch-22 of Globalization
A backlash against the downside of a more globalized economy has made it harder to implement policies to make it work more equitably.
Besieged Globalists Ponder What Went Wrong
In a time of rising nationalism, those who see the upside of globalism have become a distinct — and often embattled — tribe.
Robots and Economic Development: Is “Catch-up” Growth a Thing of the Past?
Why isn’t the entire world developed? No question is more central to economic historians and scholars of development, with the elusive answer directly impacting billions of people living in underdevelopment and poverty.
What in the World? Global poverty paradox
Global poverty is falling, so what's the problem? Fareed Zakaria explains why the stats may not be as great as they seem.
What Role for Global Governance? by Kemal Derviş
Efforts to strengthen global governance have been criticized for promising more than they can deliver and diminishing the importance of national policies. But in an interdependent world, only improved global cooperation can address our biggest challenges, like climate change, taxation, and much else.
Global Megatrends shaping our future
There’s so much change happening around us these days that it’s easy to forget the speed at which things are changing.
An economist explains the pros and cons of globalization
Global trade has lifted people out of poverty and made everything from your car to your washing machine cheaper - but there are winners and losers.
Test your global knowledge with our quiz
Our world is constantly changing, but is it changing for the better? Test your knowledge of global issues with these 10 questions.
25 most shocking global poverty facts
Halloween, schmalloween. The most shocking things in life aren't haunted houses or ghosts that go "BOO!" - but what's happening in the real world.
3 charts that show the state of global peace
The Global Peace Index looks at peace around the world, including the impact of climate change and the economic cost.
Could the fourth wave of globalization help to end epidemics?
Large-scale collaboration on new technologies will be the key to finding new ways to tackle epidemics.
Is Democracy at Risk? A Lesson Plan for U.S. and Global History Classes
In this lesson, students reflect on why democracies are worth protecting, what elements are essential to a healthy democracy and how it is that democracies sometimes fail.
The Global Economy Needs Fixing, but Tariffs and a Trade War Won’t Do That
If there’s any silver lining, it’s that out of this chaos may come an opportunity to rebuild globalized systems that are fair.
We Can Only Choose One: Our National Economy Or Globalization
The servitude of society to a globalized economy is generating extremes of insecurity, powerlessness and inequality...
Copy Sweden or Greece? Learning from the Global Economic Experiment
While theory is important, I suspect most people are more likely to be convinced by real-world evidence. This is why I frequently compare nations when arguing that free markets and small government are the best way of generating prosperity.
