Jeffrey Sachs: The Deep Forces of Globalization

and the choices that we face

A Speech in Columbia University, Dec 2007



(1 hr 40 min)

Four deep drivers of globalization

1. The end of North Atlantic hegemony: the end of empires and the rise of Asia
2. Demographic change: rebalancing global population (Africa and Islam), changing internal population balances, urbanization, and aging
3. Ecosystem pressures: climate change, water stress, food supply, and species extinction
4. Failed States: Cause? Cost amplified?