Monday, 15 August 2016
Navigating Our Global Future - Ian Goldin
Questions:
1. Globally, what have we achieved during the past 40 years?
2. Goldin says that globalization has two Achilles heels. What are they? Are there others that Goldin has missed?
3. According to Goldin, today’s mobile phones more powerful than
4. Goldin identifies four systemic risks of globalization: loss of biodiversity, climate change, pandemics, and financial crises. Which of these is of greatest concern to you, and why? Which do you think is most worrisome to the general public?
5. In 1958, the chairman of IBM thought the world market for computers would be?
6. Goldin is worried about the haves and have-nots in a globalized world. What standard of living is feasible and sustainable? Consider, for example, automobile ownership in developing nations. If car ownership increases significantly in places like China, India and Brazil, what are the potential environmental impacts? Can the concerns be addressed in a fair way, and if so, by whom?
7. What’s going to happen to employment in rich countries by 2030?
8. Goldin says that by 2030, an individual will have the capacity to?
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