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Globalization

This is a PAST event. See "Meeting Notes" section for audio, video, documents and other information.

Original event date/time: Friday January 25th, 2008, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

The Future of the World Economy

Abstract:

Robert B. Reich, author of Supercapitalism, which we are using as the launchpad for our discussion, predicts:

• Continuous improvement in all products and services, lower cost products and services, and new and innovative products and services

• Continuous improvement on investment returns

• Widening inequality

• Reduced job security

• Increased instability

• Loss of community

• Environmental degradation

• Violations of human rights abroad

• More products and service that pander to our basest desires (violence, porn)

• Platoons of lobbyists, lawyers, "experts" for sale, and public relations specialists

Quite a mixed bag. But, is he right?

Here's some recent talks about economics. They're each about 1 hour so it'd take 4 hours to watch them all. However, for most of these, once you've watched the first 5 minutes and know what the guy looks like you can minimize the window and just listen to it while working on something else at the same time (that's what I did). If you have time for only one I would recommend the Joseph Stiglitz talk, it's most relevant to the upcoming future salon.

Joseph Stiglitz talks about globalization

Robert Frank talks about everyday enigmas

Tyler Cowen talks about grants vs prizes

Don Tapscott talks about Wikinomics

This is a past event.

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