James Robinson: The World Is Rebalancing | Endgame

Описание: Join the co-author of "Why Nations Fail" James Robinson to talk about the six biggest challenges of this century: 1) democratic recession, 2) the corrosive effect of social media, 3) growth vs. green, 4) asymmetry between talent and power, 5) deepening inequality, and 6) lurking danger behind AI.

James Robinson is a British economist and political scientist who is a Professor of Global Conflict Studies at the University of Chicago and the Director of The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. He is also the co-author (with Daron Acemoglu) of some influential books and articles, including “Why Nations Fail” (2012), “The Narrow Corridor” (2019), “Non-Modernization: Power-Culture Trajectories and the Dynamics of Political Institutions” (2021), and “Culture, Institutions and Social Equilibria: A Framework” (2021).

About the Host:
Gita Wirjawan is an Indonesian entrepreneur, educator, and Honorary Professor of Politics and International Relations at the School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham. He is also a visiting scholar at The Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) at Stanford University (2022—2024) and a fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.

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This episode is supported by the Indonesian Students Association at the University of Chicago.

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Chapters
00:00:00 - Background
00:03:02 - Why Nations Fail
00:11:09 - Inclusive Institutions
00:18:33 - Episodic Democratic Recession
00:23:43 - New World, New Thinking
00:28:59 - Paradox of Sustainability
00:36:04 - Leaders Are Not Key?
00:44:40 - Upsurge of Inequality
00:55:49 - Misnomer of AI
01:03:29 - Upcoming Book