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Podcast: The Futurists
Episode: The Future Economy is Hyperglobal and Hyperlocal
Description: Global economist Peter Middlebrook has advised governments in many nations on modernization and economic policy, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Egypt, Rwanda, Afghanistan, India, and the UK as well as the United Nations, the EU and the World Bank. He joins the Futurists to share his perspective about the current and future trajectory of capitalist economies and geopolitics. Topics include: the fate of 250 million displaced people; how governments drive up the cost of housing and other assets when they inflate away debt; what happens when Western nations attempt to combine capitalist economies with socialist policies; why Asia represents the greatest growth o...