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En el siglo XIX la energía de vapor y la paz hicieron posible un movimiento internacional de bienes que llevó a los que hoy son países ricos a alcanzar la hegemonía: fue la Gran Divergencia. La nueva globalización, en cambio, está siendo impulsada por las tecnologías de la información, que han reducido radicalmente el coste del movimiento internacional de ideas. Las empresas multinacionales no solo trasladan el trabajo intensivo en mano de obra a los países en vías de desarrollo, sino también sus conocimientos. El resultado es la Gran Convergencia actual.Impulsada por el rápido cambio tecnológico y la fragmentación de la producción, los efectos de la globalización son ahora más repentinos, más selectivos, más impredecibles. Y plantea, tanto a los países ricos como a los países en vías de desarrollo, unos retos sin precedentes.

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An Economist Best Book of the YearA Financial Times Best Economics Book of the YearA Fast Company “7 Books Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Says You Need to Lead Smarter”Between 1820 and 1990, the share of world income going to today’s wealthy nations soared from twenty percent to almost seventy. Since then, that share has plummeted to where it was in 1900. As the renowned economist Richard Baldwin reveals, this reversal of fortune reflects a new age of globalization that is drastically different from the old. The nature of globalization has changed, but our thinking about it has not.Baldwin argues that the New Globalization is driven by knowledge crossing borders, not just goods. That is why its impact is more sudden, more individual, more unpredictable, and more uncontrollable than before—which presents developed nations with unprecedented challenges as they struggle to maintain reliable growth and social cohesion. It is the driving force behind what Baldwin calls “The Great Convergence,” as Asian economies catch up with the West.“In this brilliant book, Baldwin has succeeded in saying something both new and true about globalization.”—Martin Wolf, Financial Times“A very powerful description of the newest phase of globalization.”—Larry Summers, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury“An essential book for understanding how modern trade works via global supply chains. An antidote to the protectionist nonsense being peddled by some politicians today.”—The Economist“[An] indispensable guide to understanding how globalization has got us here and where it is likely to take us next.”—Alan Beattie, Financial Times

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Nuestro mundo está a punto de entrar en una nueva era que supondrá cambios equivalentes a los de la Revolución Industrial. La automatización, la inteligencia artificial y la robótica modifican nuestra vida a pasos agigantados y la disrupción digital va mucho más lejos de lo que pensábamos. Richard Baldwin, uno de los principales expertos mundiales en globalización, sostiene que el ritmo de esta transformación va a resultar angustioso. Cuando la tecnología permita trabajar a presencias virtuales en cualquier oficina de cualquier parte del mundo, la globótica (la combinación de globalización y robótica) alterará la vida de millones de trabajadores cualificados mucho más deprisa de lo que nos afectaron la automatización, la industrialización o la globalización en épocas precedentes. ¿Qué pueden hacer las personas y los gobiernos para responder a este cambio excepcional? ¿Cómo evitar que en este proceso se debiliten los cimientos mismos de la sociedad? Aunque la convulsión es ya inevitable, existen estrategias para adaptarnos a este mundo nuevo, y estas se basan en las destrezas humanas que ninguna máquina puede replicar: la creatividad y el pensamiento independiente. La convulsión globótica nos ayuda a prepararnos para la inminente oleada de los robots avanzados en el mercado laboral.

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'A manifesto for future-proofing our jobs and prosperity' THE SUNDAY TIMESWe stand on the edge of a new era that will bring change to our world on a par with the Industrial Revolution. Automation, artificial intelligence and robotics are changing our lives quickly - but digital disruption goes much further than we realize. Richard Baldwin, one of the world's leading globalization experts, argues that the inhuman speed of this transformation threatens to overwhelm our capacity to adapt. But while the changes are now inevitable, there are strategies that humanity can use to adapt to this new world, employing the indispensable skills that no machine can copy: creativity and independent thought. THE GLOBOTICS UPHEAVAL will help each of us prepare for the oncoming wave of the advanced robotic workforce.

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The seventh edition of The Economics of European Integration provides students with an accessible presentation of the facts, theories and controversies that are driving rapid change at the heart of Europe. This new edition covers crucial updates on the impact of Brexit and Covid-19 and offers an expert analysis of the contemporary status of integration within the European Union.Key Features and Updates•Wide range of learning features including boxed examples and illustrations, end of chapter summaries, self-assessment questions and essay questions.•Fully updated to include new discussions and examples such as the new budget which has significant implications on European bonds, immigration, and climate change.•Two new chapters highlighting the impact of both Brexit and Covid-19 on the EU.•An Online Learning Centre with Lecture Outlines, PowerPoint Presentations, and an Image Library.Richard Baldwin is Professor of International Economics at the Graduate Institute, Geneva, having been a visiting professor at Oxford and MIT. He is Editor-in-Chief and founder of VoxEU.org since 2007 and he advises governments around the world on globalisation and integration issues having served in the Bush (Sr) White House in 1990-91. Charles Wyplosz is Professor Emeritus of International Economics at the Graduate Institute in Geneva where he also served as Director of the International Centre for Money and Banking Studies. He is a Fellow of CEPR and of the European Economic Association, as well as a Founding Managing Editor of the Economic Policy journal.

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This unique compilation of essays addresses a core political economy question: how do market forces and trade regulation interact? Its fresh Asian perspective offers a much-needed contribution to our understanding of how treaty-based regional and bilateral economic integration is driven by the Factory Asia phenomenon. The authors also compellingly show where the World Trade Organization could fit in. An informative read for scholars and experts alike.'- Manfred Elsig, University of Bern, SwitzerlandThe global financial crisis exposed great shortcomings in the global economic architecture, generating extensive international debate about possible remedies for these deficiencies. The postwar global architecture was guided by major developed economies, centered around the IMF, the GATT, and the World Bank. Today, the balance of economic power is shifting toward emerging economies. Global governance and economic policy must reflect this shift. With contributions from prominent Asian and international trade experts, this book critically examines key changes occurring in the world trading system and explores policy implications for Asia.The world trading system, led by the World Trade Organization (WTO), is under pressure to evolve and address 21st-century trade issues. Meanwhile, economically salient Asia has built deep supply chains over decades, whilst experimenting with mega-regional trade agreements and economic policies to sustain growth amid a fragile economy. The Asian-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the United States-led Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TPP) are competing to set standards for Asia's trade and supply chains. Lessons from the Asian experience offer new approaches and economic policies to sustain growth, presenting the WTO as a forum for action to improve global and regional trade governance in the 21st century.Policy makers will benefit from the expert knowledge and policy lessons presented in this book, and development economists and researchers will profit from its critical examination of the world trading system. Undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in development, development economics, international development, and related fields will find this essential supplementary reading.Contributors: R. Baldwin, S.Y. Chia, B. Dhar, S.J. Evenett, S. Inomata, M. Kawai, P. Low, M. Nakatomi, R. Pomfret, V. Pontines, J. Tijaja, S. Urata, R. Wang, G. Wignaraja, Y. Zhang

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