The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

While there have been undoubted ebbs and flows, the last century has seen growth in GDP like never before. A paper from the UC Santa Barbara argues that this growth is due to a combination of the technologies of the Industrial Revolutions and the various economic and political freedoms we have enjoyed as democracy has spread.

Globalization 106

Globalization GDP Long-term Social Capital 106

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2012

If you are familiar with the Legatum Prosperity Index, you know it is an effort to look beyond GDP. Governance (effective and accountable government, fair elections and political participation, and rule of law). Education (access to education, quality of education, and human capital). Here, the 2012 Index sheds light.

Social Capital 16

Social Capital GDP Human Capital Education 16

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

executives feel that they do not generally seem to have the kind of social capital that would cushion against a big sociopolitical backlash. A 2013 Pew Research survey found that business executives ranked ninth out of 10 professions in terms of social contribution, only placing ahead of lawyers. Perhaps U.S.

Globalization 8

Globalization Education Policies Survey 8