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 111

Globalization GDP Long-term Social Capital 111

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. Entrepreneurship & Opportunity (entrepreneurial environment, innovative activity, and access to opportunity). Governance (effective and accountable government, fair elections and political participation, and rule of law).

Social Capital 15

Social Capital GDP Human Capital Education 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

And will there be more independence movements elsewhere, with disruptive changes in the international economic and political system? Scotland has the intrinsic qualities of successful small advanced economies: an educated population, social capital, and competitive firms. What should we now expect in Scotland and the UK?

Consensus 8

Consensus Globalization Politics Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2017

In 2015 real GDP per capita was $56,000 in the United States. The real GDP per capita in that same year was only $47,000 in Germany, $41,000 in France and the United Kingdom, and just $36,000 in Italy, adjusting for purchasing power. A decentralized political system in which states compete. In short, the U.S. While the U.S.

Decentralization 12

Decentralization GDP Finance Incentives 12