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Bookmark or Share- An economist explains the pros and cons of globalizationAs we enter the fourth wave of globalization, driven by the digital revolution, there is renewed debate over whether it is a beneficial force: powering economic growth, and allowing the spread of ideas to improve people’s lives; or whether it erodes communities, and widens the gap between the elites and the rest of the world.
- Which are the world's strongest democracies? - The World Economic ForumThe EIU’s ranking shows the average global democracy score in 2016 fell to 5.52, down from 5.55 in 2015 (on a scale of 0 to 10). Norway leads the world’s democracies Norway leads the Index as the world’s strongest democracy, followed by Iceland and Sweden.
- This is how Switzerland’s direct democracy worksKnown as "direct" democracy, it’s a legal framework that enables all Swiss citizens over the age of 18 to vote on how the country is run. The system has some high-powered admirers. France’s newly elected President Emmanuel Macron has said he wants a similar system of referendums in place for French voters.
- A brief history of globalization | World Economic ForumAt the same time, a new technology from the Third Industrial Revolution, the internet, connected people all over the world in an even more direct way. The orders Keynes could place by phone in 1914 could now be placed over the internet. Instead of having them delivered in a few weeks, they would arrive at one’s doorstep in a few days.
- 5 charts that show the state of global democracy in 2024With elections being held across the world, 2024 is shaping up to be quite the year for global democracy. In fact, voters in eight of the 10 most populous countries are going to the polls this year. Fresh off the back of votes in India, the European Union, the UK and France, US voters will participate in the presidential election in November.
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