
An economist explains the pros and cons of globalization
2019年4月11日 · As we enter the fourth wave of globalization, driven by the digital revolution, there is renewed debate over whether it is a beneficial force: powering economic growth, and allowing the spread of ideas to improve people’s lives; or whether it erodes communities, and widens the gap between the elites and the rest of the world.
Globalization isn't finished – it can unlock new growth and beat …
2024年10月15日 · The era of growing globalization between 1960 and the beginnings of the Global Financial Crisis in 2006-2007 reflected a positive-sum belief that globalization – including open markets, trade and cross-border flows of physical, intangible and financial capital – would produce net benefits. All nations could be winners.
Tariffs, globalization and democracy - by economist Dani Rodrik
2025年2月10日 · A major cause of the political polarization seen in most developed countries is the “mindless prioritization” of globalization in the early 1990s, Rodrik says. During that time domestic economic, social and environmental objectives fell by the wayside and policymakers focused on how to integrate into the world economy, rather than asking ...
Deglobalisation: what you need to know - The World Economic …
2023年1月17日 · In response to COVID-19, Russia’s war with Ukraine and climate change, governments and global companies are seeking security and resilience over the benefits of global value chains.
A brief history of globalization | World Economic Forum
2019年1月17日 · In a world increasingly dominated by two global powers, the US and China, the new frontier of globalization is the cyber world. The digital economy, in its infancy during the third wave of globalization, is now becoming a force to reckon with through e-commerce, digital services, 3D printing.
Is globalization dying? A historian weighs up the evidence | World ...
2024年8月2日 · Globalization has brought very different levels of gain, not only across social groups but across countries. “For the vast majority of Americans, globalization has not been a winning story,” Tooze explained, talking audience members through the following figure that depicts globalization-induced GDP gain across 45 countries.
What the new Panama Canal tells us about globalization
2016年7月11日 · Globalization as such is under pressure, and so is global trade. Whereas it used to grow by 5% to 10% a year, the percentage growth in many countries is now down to low single digits. With recent events such as the Brexit vote in the UK, and nationalist reflexes in countries from France to the US, some people even wonder if the era of ...
Why Indonesians fight like Avengers for globalization
2018年12月4日 · Aware of the pros and cons of opening up, Indonesia has had a much more cautious approach to trade in modern times. As recently as 2016, the latest year for which data are available, Indonesia ranked 108th (out of 140 countries) on the DHL Global Connectedness Index , which measures flows of trade, capital, information and people.
These 13 charts show what the world really thinks about …
2019年1月20日 · The rise of populism, nationalism and protectionism are all associated with waning support for globalization, but a new poll for the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2019 shows high levels of support worldwide for international collaboration, immigration, and the personal benefits from globalization.
What do people think about globalization and trade?
2021年8月19日 · A recent Ipsos survey has measured support for globalization and trade in 25 countries around the world. A majority think that expanding trade is a good thing, but more also agreed than disagreed that more trade barriers were needed. The survey also showed that support for the benefits of globalization had fallen since 2019.