Please join me as I explore the surprises coming with Climate Change, the Pandemic and the War in Ukraine from a background of studying development in 40 nations.
Technology is increasing the global flow of information, but bringing more of the production of goods close to home.
Another developed nation facing population decline. But here the issues are high mortality, a poor public health system and high levels of emigration. A great power sustained through exports of LNG.
Because of the way China handled the Coronavirus, anticipate India becoming more aligned with the western nations.
Nations with foreign investment and people bartering. Economic activity recorded and unrecorded. Big and small solutions for dealing with poverty.
Large tech giants will get stronger during the pandemic. The political left will want them regulated.
It is all about demographics. White people are not having babies. Need to import Asians and Hispanics to fund our public health care and pensions.
Governments can fix inflation but they can’t fix deflation. Central banks are printing money and governments are giving it away.
