Summary: <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Recording of the debate at the Battle of Ideas 2017.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Globalisation is the process by which national and regional economies, societies and cultures have become more integrated through global networks of trade, foreign direct investment, transport, telecommunications and immigration. Many argue that globalisation has been an enormous boon to worldwide living standards. However, serious debate has now broken out about whether globalisation is finally grinding to a halt. </span></p><br> <div> <br> <div> <br> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">What is globalisation, and is it really coming to an end? If its advocates are right to say that it has brought prosperity worldwide, why are so many people against it? Is it possible to have a ‘progressive’ globalisation, shorn of its free-market excesses?</span></p> <br> </div> <br> </div><br> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">SPEAKERS</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Dr Gerard Lyons</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;">economist; co-author, Clean Brexit</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Professor Michael Mainelli</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;">executive chairman, Z/Yen Group; alderman, City of London; author, The Price of Fish: a new approach to wicked economics and better decisions</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Vicky Pryce</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;">board member, Centre for Economics and Business Research; economic advisor, British Chamber of Commerce</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Allen Simpson</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;">chief operating officer, Labour in the City; economic and financial policy specialist</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">James Woudhuysen</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;">visiting professor, London South Bank University; co-author, Energise! A future for energy innovation; author, Why is construction so backward?</span></p><br> <p> </p>
