Globalization 4.0

Every industrial revolution has driven a wave of globalization. We're on the cusp of a new era, as the data-driven technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution rewrite the rules of the global economy.

Globalization 4.0

Globalization 4.0 – what does it mean?

Globalization 4.0 is the theme of Davos 2019. Professor Klaus Schwab explains what it means and how it will benefit us all

Klaus Schwab 05 Nov 2018

Globalization 4.0: We want to hear from you

Fourth Industrial Revolution

These 13 charts show what the world really thinks about Globalization 4.0

Citizens around the world are more supportive than you might expect on global cooperation and immigration.

Mark Jones 20 Jan 2019

Geo-economics

A brief history of globalization

Globalization 4.0 is the theme of Davos 2019 - but what were the three earlier waves of global trade?

Peter Vanham 17 Jan 2019

Future of Economic Progress

Globalization 4.0 can be a brilliant future - if we break from the injustice of the past

For humanity to have any hope at all, Globalization 4.0 must break with neoliberalism for good, writes Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam International.

Winnie Byanyima · Project Syndicate 21 Dec 2018

Arts and Culture

Here’s what a Korean boy band can teach us about globalization 4.0

The popularity of BTS suggests the Americanization of global culture is not inevitable

Peter Vanham 18 Dec 2018

Global Governance

If this is Globalization 4.0, what were the other three?

The next era of globalization could have explosive and far-reaching implications - both good and bad. Here's what it means for the world, and how we should prepare.

Richard Baldwin 22 Dec 2018

Emerging Technologies

How to think local about the global tech companies

Policymakers must keep up with the impact of digital technologies in their back yards

John B. Horrigan 29 Nov 2018

Retail, Consumer Goods and Lifestyle

What a football shirt tells us about globalization 4.0

Nike and Rakuten may never have been around together, had Rakuten’s digital globalization begun 50 years earlier, or Nike’s founder started importing shoes to the US in 2017 instead of 1964.

Peter Vanham 10 Jan 2019

Global Economic Imbalances

Here’s how millennials can make globalization 4.0 work for all

Globalization 4.0 is the theme of Davos 2019. One writer gives five ways young people can shape this wave of change for the better.

Julia Luscombe 05 Nov 2018

Global Economic Imbalances

What empty homes and hipster coffee shops tell us about globalization

Depending on which arguments you believe, globalization is either responsible for the world's largest ever boom, or for the ills many people are facing. But what does it have to do with t...

Peter Vanham 20 Nov 2018

Fourth Industrial Revolution

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is driving Globalization 4.0

Five things we can learn from looking backwards, and forwards, at the impact of technology on global trade.

Nicholas Davis and Derek O'Halloran 08 Nov 2018

Workforce and Employment

Social justice and teamwork are the future of globalization

Systems-based thinking and exploiting networks will be key future strategies if nationalism, nativism and privilege are to be defeated.

Parvathi Santhosh-Kumar 16 Nov 2018

Global Risks

Globalization 4.0 must build a better world for working people

Global GDP has trebled since 1980, yet labour income share has declined. A new social contract based on full employment and decent work would rebuild trust and restore genuine democracies.

Sharan Burrow 16 Nov 2018

Environment and Natural Resource Security

What the Amazon rainforest tells us about globalization

Since ancient times, agriculture has been the primary cause of deforestation. Today, Chinese and American demand has a huge impact on the Amazon.

Peter Vanham 08 Nov 2018

Innovation

How globalization is changing innovation

Globalization has the potential to bolster innovation, productivity, and growth worldwide.

Otaviano Canuto · Project Syndicate 17 Aug 2018