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An optimistic vision of the future after Covid-19 by a leading professor of globalisation at the University of Oxford.
Covid-19 left us at a crossroads: should we go back to 'normal', or use the lessons learned during the pandemic to shape a new society?
But what does life after a pandemic look like, and how do we build a better, more hopeful future?
Ian Goldin, Professor of Development and Globalisation at the University of Oxford, provides an urgently needed roadmap that reveals how the pandemic could lead to a better world: from globalisation to the future of jobs, income inequality, and climate change.
Rescue is a bold call for an optimistic future and one we all have the power to create.
Praise for Rescue: From Global Crisis to a Better World
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A hopeful book . . . Goldin makes the case that this may be the moment when we reshape our individual and collective destiny - Financial Times
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Ian Goldin gives us a bold, compelling account of the lessons of the pandemic: after four decades of neoliberal market thinking, big government is back. Only an activist state can deal with inequality, climate change, and future pandemics. This important book shows that we need not a "reset" but a fundamental rethinking of capitalism if we are to build more just, resilient societies.
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A fresh and penetrating insight from one of the great authorities on globalisation into what's gone wrong with our world and what needs to be put right.
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Essential reading for anyone interested in making the world a better place. Rescue provides an urgently needed roadmap for us all.
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Rescue gives us hope that we can come together to build forward better and shape societies and economies that are fairer, greener and more inclusive. Ian Goldin's prescriptions for investing in people and the planet, and with strong international cooperation, show us how we can create a world that works for all.
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Ian Goldin offers an insightful perspective on the injustices and crises besetting today's world. His book deserves wide readership - indeed one would like to hope that his wisdom will influence the political leaders who confront the challenge of "building back better" after Covid-19.
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Ian Goldin's Rescue is an optimistic and insightful analysis of the pros as well as the cons of the pandemic and seeks to assess its potential to reshape our lives for the better. To paraphrase his words and the essence of the title - can the pandemic go down in history as the event that rescued humanity? Goldin brings statistics alive in this optimistic analysis of the positive as well as the negative impact of the pandemic - it is a beacon of hope for the future.
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This well-researched book shows us what is wrong with our current economic model and provides a convincing clarion call for change after the pandemic.
Ian Goldin
Ian Goldin is Professor of Development and Globalisation at the University of Oxford. He was economic advisor to President Mandela, Vice President of the World Bank and the founding Director of the Oxford Martin School, which brings together over 300 Oxford faculty members to address global challenges. He is a regular keynote speaker on Ted, Google, Zeitgeist and at Davos.
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