Why the world needs better - not less - globalization

Dec 14, 2020

A man works on his computer at Changi Airport in Singapore December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su - RC2WIK99BU0J

The efficiency, cost- and carbon-saving benefits of remote meetings will change the face of airport travel. Image: REUTERS/Edgar Su

Ian Goldin

Professor of Globalization and Development; Director, Oxford Martin Programme on Technological and Economic Change, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford

Robert Muggah

Co-founder, SecDev Group and Co-founder, Igarapé Institute

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A sense of how interconnected the world is, via map Image: 'Terra Incognita: 100 Maps to Survive the Next 100 Years', published by Cornerstone

Seeing ocean plastics littered around the world on a map lends fresh perspective Image: 'Terra Incognita: 100 Maps to Survive the Next 100 Years', published by Cornerstone

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Global trade in manufactured goods – the wider picture Image: 'Terra Incognita: 100 Maps to Survive the Next 100 Years', published by Cornerstone

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