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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Ian Goldin: "Rescue: From Global Crisis to a Better W
 orld" chaired by Nik Gowing - Professor Ian Goldin (Director\, Oxford Mart
 in Programme on Technological and Economic Change)\, Nik Gowing (Founder\,
  Thinking the Unthinkable)
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DESCRIPTION:We are at a crossroads. Covid-19 has wreaked havoc but also of
 fers the potential for radical change.\n\nIan Goldin explains why bouncing
  back to business as usual would be disastrous\, leading to escalating ine
 quality\, potentially more devastating pandemics and escalating climate ch
 ange. Drawing on the experience of history\, Ian identifies how during the
  Second World War the welfare state and new world order was created to bui
 ld more cohesive societies and overcome global threats.\n\nIn the book lau
 nch for Rescue: From Global Crisis to a Better World\, Ian Goldin\, Author
 \, and Nik Gowing\, Founder at Thinking the Unthinkable\, will discuss how
  the pandemic provides a unique opportunity to tackle today’s challenges
 . The book and this talk examines the impact of the pandemic on the future
  of jobs\, cities\, globalisation\, governments and businesses. The talk p
 rovides an analysis of what is to be done\, and shows how the pandemic cou
 ld lead to a better world.\n\nTo register and watch this talk live: www.cr
 owdcast.io/e/rescue-from-global-crisis-to-a-better-world\n\nThe talk will 
 also be streamed via YouTube here: https://youtu.be/vbkSzVDBd3w\, but plea
 se note you will not be able to take part in the interactive Q&A session u
 nless you join the talk on CrowdCast.\nSpeakers:\nProfessor Ian Goldin (Di
 rector\, Oxford Martin Programme on Technological and Economic Change)\, N
 ik Gowing (Founder\, Thinking the Unthinkable)
LOCATION:Online
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