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📖 The Levelling: What's Next After Globalization by Michael O'Sullivan (2024)
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What's Next After Globalization? Analyzing 'The Levelling' by Michael O'Sullivan

In this episode, we break down the key insights from Michael O'Sullivan's 2019 book, 'The Levelling: What's Next After Globalization.' We explore the fundamental shifts reshaping our world post-globalization, including the economic and political implications of this transition. Topics cover the decline of US dominance, the rise of multipolarity, central bank influence, wealth inequality, and historical parallels with the Levellers' 17th-century democratic push. We discuss the urgent need for new frameworks and models to navigate these seismic changes and consider where to invest in our intangible infrastructure—education, health, and the rule of law—to ensure stability and future growth.

00:00 Introduction: Unpacking Global Shifts
00:55 The Wrecking Balls of Change
02:26 Historical Parallels: Lessons from the 17th Century
04:33 The Retreat of Globalization
06:32 Economic and Social Fault Lines
11:37 The Central Bank Leviathan
14:21 Bagehot's Dictum and Modern QE
15:15 Proposing a Westphalia Treaty for Finance
17:03 Connecting Historical Parallels to Modern Politics
19:07 Imagining Future Political Parties
22:11 The Rise of a Multipolar World
23:34 The Importance of Intangible Infrastructure
26:59 Challenges of Big Tech and Cyber Governance
28:21 Summarizing the Levelling Concept
29:38 Final Thoughts on National Investment Priorities

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