By Sergey Drobyshevsky
There are a lot of arguments illustrating the low probability of fast and stable growth of the Russian economy in mid-term perspective. Does it mean that the economy is doomed and Russia will go down in the list of top economies? The answer – Yes and No. Sergey Drobyshevsky explains why.
Being one of the top places to do business in Moscow, The Ritz-Carlton hotel has a number of services and facilities that are specially designed for business travellers. They are tailor-made, time-efficient and promote a productive and comfortable stay. The luxurious base for the international business traveller includes The Ritz-Carlton Club, conference floor with banqueting kitchen and business center, opulent ESPA spa with express treatments and in-room service, complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi and automated underground parking.
By Loren Graham
Russian technology has had a historically uneven trajectory. In recent times Russia has fallen back on natural resources for economic strength, but the Russian government intends to convert Russia to a country primarily dependent on a knowledge economy. Below, Loren Graham argues that the obstacles are not scientific or technological, but societal, and suggests that to become a high-technology superpower Russia must establish true democracy.
China’s huge environmental challenges are tied to domestic politics, rapid economic growth, and an intense phase of globalization. With rising wealth there is huge pressure for China to continue on its current path of rapid growth coupled with environmental degradation, both within and beyond borders. Below, Judith Shapiro suggests that globalization is the force behind many of China’s environmental problems, but also a source of hope and innovation.
By Peter Nolan
China’s ‘catch-up’ has been one of the most remarkable aspects of the era of capitalist globalisation. Below, Peter Nolan argues that the widely-expressed view that China is buying the world is damaging to international relations, especially at a time of deep crisis in global political economy.
In an article adapted from Turnaround: Third World Lessons for First World Growth, Peter Blair Henry argues that despite headlines featuring the collapse of BRIC nations and recovery in the West, advanced countries have settled for underperformance in place of prosperity; their future now depends on whether they have the humility to learn lessons of economic discipline from the developing world they once lectured.
As the world transitions from ‘Deep Globalisation to Deglobalisation’, economic policies based on a ‘Doctrine of Local Content’ take center stage. As a consequence, the global economy underperforms. Below, Marcos Troyjo argues that Reglobalisation can only resurface if countries move away from ‘Local-Contentism’ and closer to a productive interdependence turning out ‘Made in the World’ goods.
Frontier Markets: Old Acquaintances, New Opportunities
Tomás Guerrero
Economics
The Social Theory of Contemporary Capitalism
Partha Chatterjee
Writing Theory from the South: The Global Order from an African Perspective
Jean Comaroff & John L. Comaroff
Health
When People Come First
João Biehl & Adriana Petryna
Putting the Patient in Charge: the future of healthcare
Mohammad Al-Ubaydli
Governance
Sovereignty, Rule of Law and Global Civil Society
Winston Nagan
Global Social Process and the Evolving Character of Sovereignty
Winston P. Nagan & Craig Hammer
Europe
Youth Unemployment after the Financial Crisis: ‘Quo Vadimus’?
Terence Tse, Mark Esposito, & Jorgo Chatzimarkakis
Sustainability
What the Climate Can Change
Jörg Friedrichs
Business & Finance
The Future of Boards: Meeting the Governance Challenges of the 21st Century
Jay W. Lorsch
Identifying the Factors for Successfully Managing Supply Chain Risks
Sime Curkovic & Thomas Scannell
The Impact of Law and Corruption on Venture Capital and Private Equity Fees and Returns
Douglas Cumming, Grant Fleming, Sofia Johan & Dorra Najar
Marginals as Global Leaders: Why they might just excel!
Stacey R. Fitzsimmons,Yih-teen Lee & Mary Yoko Brannen
The emergence of frontier markets is consolidating South-South relations and speeding up the global economic rebalance. Below, Tomás Guerrero describes how, to ensure long-term growth, driven by the combination of abundant natural resources and low labor costs, this set of countries have begun to put in place mechanisms to solve the difficult equation that will be presented in a few decades: the sum of finite recourses plus a demographic boom.
