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Lee Howell

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Lee Howell is a member of the Management Board of the World Economic Forum.

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  1. Boosting Resilience to COVID-19
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    Boosting Resilience to COVID-19

    Apr 1, 2020 Lee Howell shows how national and local leaders can embrace resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  2. Long Live Globalization
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    Long Live Globalization

    Jan 16, 2019 Lee Howell calls for the creation of a more resilient institutional architecture to account for four key developments.

  3. Looking Beyond Lehman
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    Looking Beyond Lehman

    Sep 17, 2018 Lee Howell calls for less obsessing over the business cycle and more attention to the effects of new technologies.

  4. The False Narrative of Realpolitik
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    The False Narrative of Realpolitik

    Oct 9, 2017 Lee Howell calls for a shared narrative of global cooperation in the face of a US-led emphasis on national sovereignty.

  5. Systems at Risk
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    Systems at Risk

    Jan 8, 2013 Lee Howell

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    The Popular Decimation of India’s Democracy

    Pranab Bardhan examines the shrewd tactics and false narratives that underpin broad support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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    Why Non-Compete Clauses Should Be Banned

    Eric Posner explains why the arguments in favor of legally binding employees to firms ultimately fall flat.
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    India’s Despotic Election

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    For the past decade, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been eroding civil liberties and minority rights, curtailing dissent, undermining democratic institutions, and building a cult of personality. The ongoing national election must be understood in this context.

     explains how Prime Minister Narendra Modi has eroded democratic safeguards and stacked the deck in his favor.
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    What Fiscally Sound Industrial Policy Can Do

    Keun Lee highlights three tools that can support domestic-market growth and development without breaking the bank.
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    Why Voters Are Unhappy About the Biden Economy

    Michael J. Boskin explains why Americans do not share the White House’s rosy assessment of its economic track record.
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    Our Freedoms Depend on Press Freedom

    Jodie Ginsberg warns that the increased targeting of journalists and the media is a key indicator of democratic erosion.
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    Climate Change Is a Worse Health Threat Than We Think

    Manica Balasegaram warns that the world is underestimating the extent to which global warming will fuel antimicrobial resistance.
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    Musk Has Made Tesla a Meme Stock

    J. Bradford DeLong worries that the first mover in electric vehicles is increasingly running on bucket-shop hype.
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    The US Treasury’s Bond Blunder Will Cost Gen Z Dearly

    Todd G. Buchholz & James Carter thinks the US should have locked in favorable borrowing rates when it had the chance.

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