That unsettling feeling called globalisation

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The authors of The Butterfly Defect have written a long book to make a short point. We live in a large interconnected world, and the interconnection brings to the fore its own risks. These risks are not to be wished away; the interconnection makes it increasingly difficult to isolate and insulate problems. In the interconnected world, physical borders do not matter; an event in one corner of the world can affect some other part of the world really fast. We are indeed living in a risky world. This world has its efficiencies, economies of scale, even a certain subversive tendency, but the downside is also enormous. Read more at: https://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/that-unsettling-feeling-called-globalisation-114061701305_1.html

Publication Date

17-6-2014

Publication Title

Business Standard

Publisher

Business Standard Private Ltd.

Keywords

Globalisation, Financial sector, Health sector, Financial inclusion, supply chain risks

Source Link URL

https://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/that-unsettling-feeling-called-globalisation-114061701305_1.html

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