How can we understand the dynamics of globalization? Author David Singh Grewal explains that the idea of network power supplies a coherent set of terms and concepts, which are applicable to individuals, businesses, and countries alike.

The Shape of the World to Come: Charting the Geopolitics of a New Century - 1

Nov 4th, 2008 1h 3m

French intellectual Laurent Cohen-Tanugi argues that economic globalization exists in a complex dialectic with the traditional geopolitics that it has, ironically, helped to revive.

Reverse Brain Drain for the Middle East - 0

Feb 12th, 2008 1h 15m

One strategy to improve the economies of the Middle East would be to reverse the brain drain, a development that contributed to the high tech sector in Taiwan and India. Marcus Noland and Michelle Wucker discuss whether public policies can cont

Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy

Oct 17th, 2007

Does labor abuse and outright slavery still exist in the United States? Yes, says author and journalist John Bowe, who travels from Florida to U.S.-owned Saipan to investigate modern global slave labor.

Economic Justice in an Unfair World: Toward a Level Playing Field

Nov 1st, 2006 55m 56s

In a lively session, Ethan Kapstein of INSEAD proposes just what the international community can reasonably do to build a global economy that will be fairer to all.

Making Globalization Work

Oct 5th, 2006 1h 2m

Economist Joseph Stiglitz offers new thinking about the questions that shape the globalization debate, including a plan to restructure the global financial system, ideas for how countries can grow without degrading the environment, and a framew

Fair Trade for All: How Trade Can Promote Development - 0

Apr 3rd, 2006 59m 52s

Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz details what a trade agreement might look like if based on principles of economic analysis and social justice for the world economy. He points to how less developed countries are currently disadvantaged in the neg

ILLICIT: How Smugglers, Traffickers, and Copycats Are Hijacking the Global Economy

Nov 9th, 2005 1h

Moises Naim explains that the counterfeit trade is worth 630 billion dollars a year, including fake airplane parts, medicines and even gas stations, and growth in trading people, arms and drugs is equally staggering.

The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth - 0

Oct 27th, 2005 1h

Political economist Benjamin Friedman argues that economic growth is a prerequisite for a liberal, open society. He contends that it encourages tolerance, democracy and generous public support for the poor, while economic stagnation and insecur

Is a Fairer Globalization Possible?

Oct 26th, 2005 1h 54m

A distinguished panel of Kemal Davis, Steve Macedo, and Mary Robinson outline the problems of growing inequality caused by globalization and propose practical solutions. Moderated by Gideon Rose.

Globalization: What's New?

Jun 8th, 2005 1h 5m

William Easterly, Joseph Stiglitz, and Michael Weinstein discuss the main features of globalization, asking what is new, what drives the process, how it changes politics, and how it affects global institutions like the UN.

Three Billion New Capitalists: The Great Shift of Wealth and Power to the East

Jun 1st, 2005 52m 27s

Economist Clyde Prestowitz believes that the United States is sliding toward economic decline under globalization, arguing that these trends are creating not only increased economic strength in Asia, but also geopolitical power.

The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century

Apr 6th, 2005 55m 22s

Globalization, particularly outsourcing, is leveling the playing field around the world, says columnist Thomas Friedman, making India a major player.

In Defense of Globalization

Oct 28th, 2004 40m 10s

While a leading free trade proponent, professor Jagdish Bhagwati does not advocate total laissez-faire economics. Instead he argues that continued globalization needs to be "managed."

Power, Terror, Peace, and War

May 27th, 2004 54m 16s

"We are creating new and ever more dangerous problems for ourselves simply by doing what it is that we like to do," says Walter Russell Mead, "And the idea that more capitalism necessarily creates more stability in the world is an illusion...."

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