Geo-economics

A brief history of globalization

People take pictures in front of a "Golden Bridge on Silk Road" installation, set up ahead of the Belt and Road Forum, outside the National Convention Centre in Beijing, China May 11, 2017. Picture taken May 11, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. CHINA OUT. - RC19C0AFB5B0

Past and present: A Silk Road-inspired installation outside the National Convention Centre in Beijing Image: REUTERS/Stringer

Peter Vanham
Previously, Deputy Head of Media at World Economic Forum. Executive Editor, Fortune
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The Industrial Revolution in Britain propelled the first wave of globalization
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