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Richard Dobbs

Richard Dobbs

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Richard Dobbs is a director of the McKinsey Global Institute and co-author of No Ordinary Disruption: The Four Global Forces Breaking All the Trends.

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  1. Managing the Age of Disruption
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    Managing the Age of Disruption

    Jun 5, 2015 Richard Dobbs, et al. advise firms on how to thrive amid unprecedented economic transformation.

  2. The Global Obesity Threat
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    The Global Obesity Threat

    Apr 2, 2015 Richard Dobbs & Boyd Swinburn warn that rising obesity rates are not just a health concern, but a threat to the world economy.

  3. When Easy Money Ends

    When Easy Money Ends

    Jan 28, 2014 Richard Cooper & Richard Dobbs examine how the end of quantitative easing will affect different economic actors.

  4. Myanmar’s Moment?
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    Myanmar’s Moment?

    Jun 7, 2013 Martin Neil Baily & Richard Dobbs

  5. China’s E-Tail Revolution
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    China’s E-Tail Revolution

    May 14, 2013 Richard Cooper & Richard Dobbs

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    Rached Ghannouchi’s Plight Deserves More Attention

    Abdullah Gül decries the prosecution and imprisonment of Tunisia's widely respected avatar of Islamic democracy.
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    WTO Reform Is Everyone’s Responsibility

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

    The World Trade Organization’s most recent ministerial conference concluded with a few positive outcomes demonstrating that meaningful change is possible, though there were some disappointments. A successful agenda of reforms will require more members – particularly emerging markets and developing economies – to take the lead.

    writes that meaningful change will come only when members other than the US help steer the organization.
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    What Can Stop the Shortening of American Lives?

    Michael R. Bloomberg shows how a loss of public trust in public-health professionals is undercutting US life expectancy.
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    American Sinophobia

    Stephen S. Roach warns that fear has driven US policymakers to level a litany of unsubstantiated charges against China.
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    Africa’s Prosperity Depends on Achieving Gender Equality

    Jane Kabubo-Mariara outlines steps policymakers can take to redistribute unpaid domestic work among households and communities.
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    Texas and the Perpetual Crisis of American Federalism

    Alison L. LaCroix

    By asserting its right to pursue an immigration policy at odds with that of the US federal government, Texas is reviving a constitutional debate that recurred throughout the early nineteenth century, culminating in the Civil War. It is an ominous reminder that the perpetuation of the Union can never be taken for granted.

    highlights the constitutional threat posed by the state's attempt to impose its own immigration policy.
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    Europe’s High Noon

    Harold James worries that Western political leaders lack the will to take the risky decisions that security demands.
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    A Breakthrough Opportunity for Global Governance

    Mubarak Al-Kuwari, et al. propose new international institutions to confront today’s AI-regulation and peacebuilding challenges.
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    Why Is Europe Moving Rightward?

    Federico Fubini considers why nationalist parties are gaining ground in countries that renounced nationalism decades ago.

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