In: Politics, Economics

Globalization

Globalization: a mega trend with as many positives and advocates as negatives and critics. But despite the controversies, it continues apace, spurred by the flow of information, money and goods all around the world. Read these summaries to keep up-to-date on the economic and political aspects of this phenomenon.

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Summaries

8 Book

The World is Flat

A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century
Thomas L. Friedman
FSG, 2005
Book

Factfulness

Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
Hans Rosling et al.
Flatiron Books, 2018
7 Book

The Wealth and Poverty of Nations

Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor
David S. Landes
W.W. Norton, 1999
8 Book

The Cultural Intelligence Difference

Master the One Skill You Can't Do Without in Today's Global Economy
David Livermore
AMACOM, 2011
9 Book

Signals

The 27 Trends Defining the Future of the Global Economy
Jeff Desjardins
Wiley, 2021
9 Book

In An Uncertain World

Tough Choices From Wall Street To Washington
Robert E. Rubin and Jacob Weisberg
Random House, 2003
7 Book

A Short Course in International Business Culture

Building Your International Business Through Cultural Awareness
Charles Mitchell
World Trade Press, 2000
9 Book

The Precariat

The New Dangerous Class
Guy Standing
Bloomsbury, 2014
8 Article

The end of the system of the world

A critical point has been reached; decoupling is for real this time.
Noah Smith
Noah Smith, 2022
8 Article

The End of Globalization?

What Russia’s War in Ukraine Means for the World Economy
Adam S. Posen
Foreign Affairs, 2022
9 Book

The Globotics Upheaval

Globalization, Robotics, and the Future of Work
Richard Baldwin
Oxford UP, 2019
9 Article

Global Finance Resets

The decline of cross-border capital flows signals a stronger global financial system
Susan Lund and Philipp Härle
Finance & Development Magazine, 2017