From: Daniel Hessel [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Daniel Hessel Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 9:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Duly Noted: The Future of Work
Over the last 50 years, globalization, aging populations, and technological innovation have redefined labor. Can advanced countries adapt to increasing competition with lower-paid, less protected workers in developing countries, or will they face chronic unemployment? What will happen when developing-country workers demand better conditions and higher pay, as they have begun to do in China? In a new Focal Point <https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1351094238-0601938813ce9f7efe7aa42a8df5fb55-e4e4dc6?pa=257263109739187317> , Project Syndicate contributors consider the future of work. Commentaries include: Kenneth Rogoff on why technology won't kill jobs <https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1351094238-48c428b37c80dba482c7c38acd15eeb4-e4e4dc6?pa=257263109739187317> J. Bradford DeLong on structural weakness is developed countries' employment markets <https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1351094238-ed271517d03d3e85ae9e10b380bf9e9d-e4e4dc6?pa=257263109739187317> Robert Skidelsky on the effects of inequality on labor practices <https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1351094238-2e69734a58aa5a1e02de809b5526cc07-e4e4dc6?pa=257263109739187317> Fan Gang on the future of low-wage China <https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1351094238-683ce8a33a06dff8f04017bd92b733f1-e4e4dc6?pa=257263109739187317> To read the full Focal Point, click here <https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1351094238-c1dce05a3ffa544a5dc960d2e6bf1981-e4e4dc6?pa=257263109739187317> . Unsubscribe instantly from these emails by clicking here <https://go.madmimi.com/opt_out?pact=257263109739187317&fe=1&amx=539610873> . <https://madmimi.com/images/257263109739187317/beacon.gif>
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