Economics

To Oxford Martin School to see Ian Goldin, former Vice President of the World Bank and former economic advisor to Nelson Mandela.

Goldin believes development is the no.1 issue facing humanity - why do some societies and some individuals develop, get richer, get rights etc....while others don't? Why is GDP so pre-dominant, meaning that destructive practices (e.g. environmental harm) are counted as economic acticity - in short, "why are the bads of economies counted as goods?"

Goldin traced the trajectory of development over recent decades. Dependency theory led to uneven development which countries tried to address through import substitution, but countries are generally not very good at state-controlled production and then the oil price rises of the 1970s led to a vicious cycle of debts and bail-outs.

The economic history of the world going back to Year 1 showing the major powers' share of world GDP, from a research letter written by an analyst at JP Morgan.

Many innovators are contributing to the development of a so-called global "impact economy" by developing and deploying cutting-edge business and financial models that generate financial returns and positive social and environmental change.

To ensure it remains a leader in developing impact economy strategies, the EU must learn to look beyond its own borders.

...such was the aim of the World Economic Forum's event in Vienna, on 8-9 June 2011.

India is set to become the world's fifth largest consumer market by 2025, providing significant opportunities for consumer business companies, says a new Deloitte study, 'Consumer 2020: Reading the signs'.

During the 2011 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, CNBC hosted a full-panel debate engaging business and political leaders in a televised discussion entitled 'The West Isn't Working', foreshadowing many of the economic problems that would hit the U..S and, in particular, Europe, during 2011.