The ages of globalization
We are justified to say that we are living through a new age of globalisation, which Professor Jeff Sachs calls the Digital Age. The hugely disruptive changes were already with us before Covid-19, but now we’ve been hurled head-first into the new age.

It is marked by enormous geopolitical, technological, and environmental disruptions, posing great risks as well as opportunities. To understand the Digital Age better, it is enormously valuable to gain a historical perspective.

Professor Jeff Sachs’ new book The Ages of Globalization and this talk, explores the interactions of technology, geography, and institutions throughout human history, describing seven ages of globalisation and the nature of societal change from one age to the next.
Date: 27 October 2020, 17:00
Venue: Online
Speaker: Professor Jeffrey Sachs (Columbia University)
Organising department: Oxford Martin School
Organiser: Clara Bowyer (University of Oxford, Oxford Martin School)
Organiser contact email address: events@oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk
Host: Professor Ian Goldin (Director, Oxford Martin Programme on Technological and Economic Change)
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/The-ages-of-globalisation
Cost: Free
Audience: Public
Editor: Clara Bowyer