Navigating Our Global Future - Ian Goldin
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As globalization and technological advances bring us hurtling towards a new integrated future, Ian Goldin warns that not all people may benefit equally. But, he says, if we can recognize this danger, we might yet realize the possibility of improved life for everyone. Ian Goldin is director of the 21st Century School at Oxford. Through the school's program of research, collaboration and education, he's powering new, cross-disciplinary thinking about global problems from the near and far future.
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?
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