Pandemics, Climate Change, and Global Economics: Where Did We Go Wrong in Globalization?

Dani Rodrik
Harvard Kennedy School, 2020
Level: beginner
Perspective: Institutionalist Economics
Topic: Criticism of Capitalism, Globalization & International Economic Relations, Institutions, Governments & Policy, Microeconomics & Markets, North-South Relations & Development, Resources, Environment & Climate
Format: Lecture / Presentation
Duration: 01:07:45
Link: https://harvard.zoom.us/rec/play/65MpdOur_Go3HtXH4wSDA_YtW460J_6sgHAWr_AEnkqxV3QGY1HyNLobautCBAxkEqnqq94YMw4FyBWV?continueMode=true
Photo by Wesley Tingey on Unsplash

Dani Rodrik, Professor of International Political Economy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, is teaching in this online session about the global rules under which the modern (free trade-focused) type of globalization operates and why, under such institutions, international community fails to deal with the climate change and pandemics.

Comment from our editors:

A glimpse into the Dani Rodrik's class on globalization, well-explained and accessible to anyone. Recommended for those wondering why global society is organized in a way that often prevents it from implementing sensible policies. The online lecture is accompanied by a presentation and a Q&A session at the end.

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Tags: climate change | covid-19 | development | international political economy | markets | pandemics
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