Word: globalizationã
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...ties,” he said, according to the remarks. In his speech, Summers said the 21st century would be remembered as the “century of global health.” He said that two trends of this era—the revolution in life sciences and globalization??will be remembered “more than any particular event, or terrorist attack, or war.” Summers said that the solution to HIV crisis in India—where the United Nations documented five million cases in 2003—will ultimately come from vaccine...
...high-profile New York Times columnist and a trained scholar on Middle East affairs. He established himself as the leading popular commentator on globalization with his 1999 work “The Lexus and the Olive Tree,” which deservedly garnered acclaim for its accessible synthesis of globalization??s diverse effects and far-reaching possibilities. But “The World Is Flat” lacks its predecessor’s conceptual breadth and incisive exposition. The book often amuses and sometimes amazes, but the basic argument—that more individuals of different backgrounds...
...most students who took Summers’ Freshman Seminar 47t: “Globalization?? last year are vocally offering the opposite opinion, and wrote a letter to that effect published in today’s Crimson...
...provide a large portion of the student body with a common intellectual experience that spills out of Sanders and into dining halls and dorm rooms across campus. The sparking of campus-wide debate on issues that are crucial in achieving a liberal, Harvard education—in this case, globalization??mean students learn as much from each other as they do from the big names on stage...
Sandel starred as globalization??s critic, while Friedman, a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, championed global capitalism. Even as they expressed drastically different views, Sandel and Friedman interacted with the good-natured ease of ex-college buddies. Both men graduated summa cum laude from Brandeis University...