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Dominic Barton, former global managing director of McKinsey & Company, is the Canadian ambassador to China. 

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  1. Meeting the Populist Challenge
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    Meeting the Populist Challenge

    Jan 18, 2017 Dominic Barton explains what business executives need to do to ensure that capitalism benefits everyone.

  2. Bridging the Infrastructure Gap
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    Bridging the Infrastructure Gap

    Jun 14, 2016 Dominic Barton debunks the conventional wisdom that fiscal constraints are blocking necessary investment.

  3. Catching the Digital Wave
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    Catching the Digital Wave

    Jan 15, 2016 Dominic Barton urges companies to focus in 2016 on digitizing the core components of their business.

  4. The Coming Productivity Revolution
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    The Coming Productivity Revolution

    Jan 22, 2015 Dominic Barton on how to unleash the main engines of global growth over the next half-century.

  5. Age of Disruption
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    Age of Disruption

    Jan 7, 2014 Dominic Barton explains why the global impact of the data revolution will surpass that of the Industrial Revolution.

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    A Dangerous Dance for Israel and Iran

    Abbas Milani sees both countries walking a tightrope to maintain deterrence without provoking a full-blown war.
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    The Bloody Path of Alberto Fujimori’s Neoliberalism

    Antara Haldar assesses the former Peruvian president’s legacy of free-market reform and death-squad dictatorship.
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    The Middle East’s Deadly Dream Palaces

    Shlomo Ben-Ami traces the delusions of Arab, Iranian, and Israeli leaders that have kept the region mired in violence.
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    Making Sense of Russia’s War Economy

    Konstantin Sonin

    Despite the apparent resilience of Russia's economy, Vladimir Putin’s full-scale war against Ukraine comes at a high economic cost. Not only does it require today’s Russians to live a worse life than they otherwise would have done; it also condemns future generations to the same.

     explains the apparent resilience of growth and employment in the face of increasingly tight sanctions.
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    America’s Protectionist Policies Are Backfiring

    Anne O. Krueger argue that US leaders' embrace of trade-suppressing measures has done more harm than good.
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    Brazil’s Climate Push Must Start at Home

    Savio Carvalho explains why the country must lead by example on decarbonization to become a global green leader.
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    The Global Implications of China’s Stimulus Package

    Shang-Jin Wei explains why the country’s push to revive economic activity depends on boosting domestic demand.
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    A New President and a Grim Legacy for Mexico

    Enrique Krauze reflects on the harmful tenure of the outgoing president, who weakened the economy and eroded its institutions.
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    Governance Reform Is Key to Reviving China’s Economy

    Angela Huyue Zhang argues that lasting prosperity depends not on boosting demand, but on a return to bottom-up governance.

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