Ian Goldin
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Ian Goldin is Professor of Globalisation and Development at Oxford University, Director of the Oxford Martin School and Professorial Fellow at the University’s Balliol College.

Ian previously was Vice President and Director of Policy at the World Bank. From 1995 to 2001 Ian was Chief Executive of the Development Bank of Southern Africa and Economic Advisor to President Mandela. Before that he was Principal Economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Director of Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development at the OECD Development Centre in Paris.

Ian has a BSc and BA (Hons) degree from the University of Cape Town, a MSc from the London School of Economics and a MA and DPhil from the University of Oxford. He has been knighted (Chevalier) by France and published fourteen books, including Exceptional People: How Migration Shaped Our World and Will Define Our Future and The Economics of Sustainable Development.

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What do 7 Billion People Mean for our Global Future?

2 Comments | Posted October 28, 2011 | 03:09 PM (EST)

By now, we've all heard about the 7 billionth person being born on the planet this month. If we can get beyond all the headlines, though, we have an opportunity to reflect on the complex interconnectedness of global future challenges.

Professor Ian Goldin, Director of the Oxford Martin School (Oxford...

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Only a New Global System Can Handle a World of Explosive Risk

Posted January 8, 2010 | 08:57 AM (EST)

The recent financial crisis is the first systemic crisis of the 21st Century. By learning its lessons we cannot only avoid a destabilizing cycle of more acute future financial crises, but also equip the world to handle other looming catastrophes such as climate change, global pandemics and bio-terrorism.

One lesson...

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