[Festival of Ideas 2019] Globalisation vs De-Globalisation: What is the World’s Future?

For decades, globalisation appeared to be an unstoppable force as trade deals cut the cost of moving goods around the world and multinational companies shifted production to emerging markets. Now, in a new era of rising protectionism, a new future seems possible – de-globalisation, or the gradual unravelling of the economic and political connections that have underpinned recent economic prosperity. So, is our earlier age of global interconnection now in retreat, or are patterns of commerce and cultural exchange merely adapting to factors such as the economic ascendency of China and the rising importance of digital technologies?

This public lecture is part of the Festival of Ideas (FOI) 2019, the inaugural flagship event of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. The theme for FOI 2019 is Governance for the Future: Asia's Perspective.

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Panelist:
## Danny Quah, Dean and Li Ka Shing Professor in Economics, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

## Thomas Friedman, Foreign Affairs Columnist, The New York Times, USA

## Rana Karadsheh-Haddad, Regional Industry Director, Asia-Pacific, International Finance Corporation

Moderator:
James Crabtree, Associate Professor in Practice, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

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