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Rightly so: the issue affects economies and societies worldwide.
It is a myth that all developing-country citizens seek to reach wealthy Western societies.
Democratic Resilience for a Populist AgeBERLIN – The enemies of open, liberal societies have gained disconcerting influence in recent years, demonstrated most recently by the Polish government’s bid to place the country’s courts under political control.
This, in turn, makes our societies more creative and, ultimately, more prosperous.
Relying on competition can help societies to unleash well-functioning markets’ power to provide goods and services.
To what extent, they will ask, was it the inevitable result of deep flaws common to many of the region's societies and political systems, and to what extent did it stem from what outside countries chose to do (or not to do)?
Capitalism’s third mutation is the extreme financialization of economies and societies.
Sustainable prosperity requires that all groups within a society share equitably in the benefits of economic growth – especially as our societies become ever more interdependent.
If the economic issues are not addressed, support for such leaders will continue to grow, potentially taking their societies backward, to a less tolerant – and less prosperous – time.
If their own societies’ wealthiest members are also becoming richer, conditions become ripe for anti-establishment rebellion.
But societies may lose patience in the meantime.
And the experience of other aging societies, such as Germany and Japan, suggests that domestic investment falls faster than savings rates.
After all, most European countries, regardless of what tier they are on, will still be 50-50 societies that could opt in or out of deeper integration with a single election or referendum.
More broadly, the value of unpaid household and care work – not just for children and family members, but also for the long-term health of societies and economies – is increasingly being recognized.
Adapting to these new circumstances now will give countries a considerable advantage, as it bolsters women’s rights and freedoms, generates jobs, and make societies more equal.
But it is a malady that must be resisted if these societies are to continue to prosper and developing countries are to fight poverty and sustain economic growth.
By contrast, limiting migration slows economic growth and undermines societies’ long-term competitiveness.
Of course, there are short-run, local costs to higher rates of migration that must be addressed if societies are to enjoy the much larger long-term benefits.
In our book Exceptional People, we demonstrate that, on balance, they bring great benefit to their host societies.
To understand the logic of state capitalism, it is useful to recall some early examples – not the socialist command economies or modern societies seeking to combat market failures, but ancient civilizations.
In essence, the Greek Bronze Age societies had something that looked remarkably like state capitalism.
How is it that societies as disparate as the Greek Bronze Age cities of Knossos, Mycenae, or Pylos, the Inca Empire, Soviet Russia, South Korea, and now China all ended up with state capitalism?
To be sure, in many parts of the world, state capitalism has helped to consolidate states and centralize authority – preconditions for the development of modern societies and economies.
It will make societies more resilient against floods and hurricanes.
But what really attracts disaffected young people is the invitation to be part of something that seems larger than themselves and the societies in which they live.
And, far from excluding the current goal of ending poverty, it would embrace poverty reduction as an outcome of building stable, prosperous societies, in which citizens, through their taxes, are able and willing to fund capable and responsive states that honor agreed global standards and rules.
Today, the biggest risks to stable and prosperous societies – such as unabated climate change, overwhelming pandemics, and the rise of antimicrobial resistance – are global in nature, and therefore need to be addressed collectively.
They are prepared to accept the inconveniences and sacrifices that will arise during the transition; indeed, they view the challenge of creating a zero-carbon economy as an opportunity to renew and improve their societies and communities.
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are already disrupting markets, and could someday alter the financial relations on which modern industrial societies are based.
Legal channels of migration should be opened for those who either deserve protection under international law or possess skills that could benefit European societies.
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