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The Ages of Globalization

From SDG Academy on 19 June, 2020

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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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Six Major Globalizations

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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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Hitting Planetary Boundaries

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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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Prime Drivers of Globalization

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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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Conquest, Slavery and Genocide in the Americas

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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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Globalization: Past and Future - Trailer

From SDG Academy on 2 August, 2019

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Sea-Based Globalization

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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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The Classical World

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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 Quest for Sustainable Development

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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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Imperial Competition

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses the impacts of ocean-based globalization on competition between European imperialist empires, each trying to establish trading centers and…

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The Beginning of Divergence of the West and Asia

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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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The Medieval Chinese Miracle

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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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The Eurasian Advantage

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses the mid-latitudes of Eurasia, which have been at the core of so much global change, technological dynamism, and world power…

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US-led Globalization

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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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