Friday, July 20, 2007

Robyn Meredith

The author of The Elephant and the Dragon, she was on Charlie Rose last night. (She was wearing a jacket inspired by Chinese-fashion, if not made by an actual Chinese designer--Chinese buttons, collar, etc.)

She favors a "greater social net" and "more government incentives for job creation" in order to offset the negative consequences of globalization and the outsourcing of jobs, but she doesn't oppose globalization.

How do a "greater social net" and "more government incentives for job creation" not lead to some form of fascism? But seriously, shouldn't the government be protecting the economic freedom of its cititzens, rather than increasing its services and favors [to the few] so that the few can grow richer at the expense of the many, who are no longer working in production but in service?

Forbes correspondent Robyn Meredith discusses her book: The ...

She is speaking at Kepler's in Menlo Park on July 23, at 7:30 P.M. (She'll be at Cody's on Fourth Street the next day.)

World Affairs Council of Northern California - Programs
Robyn Meredith On The Global Economy - Forbes.com
Think Flat: China will give in to temptation, says Robyn Meredith
Why Globalization is Good - Forbes.com
Giant Sucking Sound: Jobs Going Offshore ROBYN MEREDITH / Forbes ...

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