Ian Goldin: 10 books
Die zweite Renaissance
Warum die Menschheit vor dem Wendepunkt steht
Language: German
Release Date: October 7, 2016
Die Menschheit steht vor dem größten Wendepunkt der Geschichte ... Galilei und Kopernikus. Leonardo da Vinci, Dürer und Michelangelo. Luther und Shakespeare. Die Fugger und die Medici. Unsterbliche Namen, die mit ihren Werken und Entdeckungen für eine Kulturepoche stehen, die ihresgleichen sucht:...
Divided Nations: Why global governance is failing, and what we can do about it
Why global governance is failing, and what we can do about it
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2013
With rapid globalization, the world is more deeply interconnected than ever before. While this has its advantages, it also brings with it systemic risks that are only just being identified and understood. Rapid urbanization, together with technological leaps, such as the Internet, mean that we are...
The Butterfly Defect
How Globalization Creates Systemic Risks, and What to Do about It
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2014
The Butterfly Defect addresses the widening gap between the new systemic risks generated by globalization and their effective management. It shows how the dynamics of turbo-charged globalization has the potential and power to destabilize our societies. Drawing on the latest insights from a wide variety...
Nuova età dell'oro
Guida a un secondo Rinascimento economico e culturale
Language: Italian
Release Date: February 22, 2018
Dei quindici anni più caldi mai avvertiti sul nostro pianeta quattordici si sono registrati nel xxi secolo. L’inquinamento da carbonio ha portato i gas serra ai picchi più alti dalla fine del Cretaceo. Una crisi finanziaria globale ha lasciato senza parole i cervelli meglio pagati al mondo. E...
by Ian Goldin
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2018
What do we mean by development? How can citizens, governments and the international community foster development? The process by which nations escape poverty and achieve economic and social progress has been the subject of extensive examination for hundreds of years.The notion of development itself...
The Pursuit of Development
Economic Growth, Social Change, and Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
What do we mean by development? How can citizens, governments and the international community foster development? The process by which nations escape poverty and achieve economic and social progress has been the subject of extensive examination for hundreds of years. The notion of development itself...
Age of Discovery
Navigating the Risks and Rewards of Our New Renaissance
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2016
The present is a contest between the bright and dark sides of discovery. To avoid being torn apart by its stresses, we need to recognize the fact—and gain courage and wisdom from the past. Age of Discovery shows how.
Now is the best moment in history to be alive, but we have never felt more...
Globalization for Development
Meeting New Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2012
Globalization and its relation to poverty reduction and development are not well understood. This book explores the ways in which globalization can overcome poverty or make it worse. The book defines the big historical trends, identifies the main globalization processes - trade, finance, aid, migration,...
Exceptional People
How Migration Shaped Our World and Will Define Our Future
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2011
Throughout history, migrants have fueled the engine of human progress. Their movement has sparked innovation, spread ideas, relieved poverty, and laid the foundations for a global economy. In a world more interconnected than ever before, the number of people with the means and motivation to migrate...
by Goldin Ian ; Reinert Kenneth
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2007
Globalization and its relation to poverty reduction and development is not well understood. The book identifies the ways in which globalization can overcome poverty or make it worse. The book defines the big historical trends, identifies main global flows - trade, finance, aid, migration, and ideas -...