Globalization: Past and Future

Is globalization a new phenomenon or a cyclical pattern throughout human history?

These videos are from the SDG Academy online course G lobalization: Past and Future, first launched in 2017 and taught entirely by Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs.

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Six Major Globalizations

Six Major Globalizations

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This chapter is an introduction to the course Globalization: Past and Future. Jeffrey Sachs provides an overview of the six major waves of globalization: the Great…
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The Ages of Globalization

The Ages of Globalization

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Today’s most urgent problems are fundamentally global. They require nothing less than concerted, planet-wide action if we are to secure a long-term future. But…
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Hitting Planetary Boundaries

Hitting Planetary Boundaries

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The sixth wave of globalization is the one expected to characterize the 21st century. In this chapter, Professor Sachs provides an overview of the Planetary Boundaries…
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The Medieval Chinese Miracle

The Medieval Chinese Miracle

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In this chapter, Professor Sachs joins the ancient world of the Roman Empire with the world of globalization that commences with Columbus and Vasco da Game in the last…
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Prime Drivers of Globalization

Prime Drivers of Globalization

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What are the prime drivers of globalization? Where do they come from and how do they diffuse? And what are the fundamental patterns of global scale change that affect…
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Shared Global Vision and Ethics

Shared Global Vision and Ethics

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This chapter serves as a conclusion to the course Globalization: Past and Future. Professor Sachs talks about the need for a shared global vision on ethical values. Part…
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The Quest for Sustainable Development

The Quest for Sustainable Development

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In this chapter, Professor Sachs talks about needing new forms of governance and global cooperation. In a world of environmental threats and widening inequalities,…
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High European Imperialism

High European Imperialism

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This chapter discusses the diffusion of industrialization within Europe and around the world, and specifically its impact on India and Africa. Professor Sachs shows a…
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Sea-Based Globalization

Sea-Based Globalization

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This chapter focuses on the fourth wave of globalization, or the era of ocean-based globalization, and the period between Christopher Columbia and James Watt, the…
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US-led Globalization

US-led Globalization

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In this chapter, Professor Sachs talks about USA-led globalization in the areas of governance, trade and decolonization. When World War II ended, the American economy…
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The Eclipse of the North Atlantic

The Eclipse of the North Atlantic

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In this chapter, Professor Sachs talks about the shifting geoeconomics and geopolitics of today's age. While the West has been dominant for at least the last 200…
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James Watt Changes the World

James Watt Changes the World

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In this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses the fifth wave of globalization, which is the Industrial Age. He chooses 1776 as its starting point, as this was the year that…
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Conquest, Slavery and Genocide in the Americas

Conquest, Slavery and Genocide in the Americas

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In this chapter, Professor Sachs elaborates on Adam Smith’s point that European trade and navigation brought plunder and misery to native inhabitants of many…
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The Classical World

The Classical World

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This chapter focuses on the third wave of globalization (land-based globalization), the Classical Age of the Roman Empire and the Han Empire in China, and the role of…
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The Information Revolution

The Information Revolution

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The sixth wave of globalization is in the midst of its own technological revolution: the information and digitization revolution. Professor Sachs talks about how science…
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The Beginning of Divergence of the West and Asia

The Beginning of Divergence of the West and Asia

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Professor Sachs begins this chapter by explaining Angus Maddison's graphs of GDP per capita and population from the 1700s, in order to explain Europe’s rise…

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