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Guy Ryder is Director-General of the International Labour Organization, which organized the Global Commission on the Future of Work.

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  1. Toward People-Centered Growth
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    Toward People-Centered Growth

    Jun 13, 2019 Guy Ryder & Richard Samans outline three practical ways for governments to prepare their citizens for tomorrow's labor markets.

  2. Decent Work, A Global Imperative
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    Decent Work, A Global Imperative

    Jan 25, 2017 Guy Ryder proposes measures to reduce wage inequality and strengthen economic security for all workers.

  3. Labor in the Age of Robots
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    Labor in the Age of Robots

    Jan 22, 2015 Guy Ryder believes that automation in the workplace will be one of the defining challenges of our era.

  4. Cleaner, Greener, and Richer
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    Cleaner, Greener, and Richer

    Sep 19, 2014 Guy Ryder emphasize the job-creating potential of action to mitigate climate change.

  5. The Greening of Work

    The Greening of Work

    Feb 14, 2008 Juan Somavia, et al.

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    Trump’s Best Hope for Peace Is to Support Ukraine

    Tatyana Deryugina, et al. warn that trying to appease Putin could cast the American president-elect as a modern-day Neville Chamberlain.
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    Should Ukraine Have Nuclear Weapons?

    Slavoj Žižek dismisses the idea that firing Western missiles at Russian targets represents a dangerous escalation.
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    The End of the Liberal West

    Joschka Fischer considers what Donald Trump’s return to the White House will mean for Europe and the post-war world order.
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    Trump’s Inflationary Triple Threat

    Maurice Obstfeld

    Contrary to the claims of techno-libertarians like Elon Musk, independent central banks have a decades-long record of successfully controlling inflation. Yet, as the Federal Reserve’s credibility and oversight capabilities become more critical than ever, US President-elect Donald Trump’s policies threaten to undermine them.

     warns that the incoming administration’s agenda would weaken the Fed and destabilize the financial system.
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    What Will Trump Do About China?

    US President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to take a confrontational approach to China, with tariffs as his weapon of choice. But unless his administration adopts a measured approach, his plans may end up harming American businesses and consumers, undermining US democracy, or even leading to military confrontation.

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    The Big Picture

    PS editors
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    Human Progress in the Trump Era

    Tawakkol Karman, et al. propose ways to foster a culture of cooperation at a time of rising conflict and democratic erosion.
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    Elon Musk’s $2 Trillion Fiscal Fantasy

    Jeffrey Frankel dives into the incoming US administration’s absurd claim that fresh tax cuts will not increase the deficit.
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    The Deal Trump Should Offer China

    Todd G. Buchholz proposes that the incoming US administration push for a debt write-off and market access instead of tariffs.

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