
Why advanced economies are caught between two competing truths
Advanced economies in the 21st century are caught between two giant, competing truths: economic growth is slowing down, and science is flourishing.
Chris is a two-time Governor General's Medalist, a Commonwealth Scholar and a Fellow of the Oxford Martin School with a doctorate in politics from the University of Oxford. Chris is the author of Age of Discovery: Navigating the Risks and Rewards of Our New Renaissance, published globally by St Martin’s Press and Bloomsbury in May 2016. His prior works include the best-selling Globality: Competing with Everyone from Everywhere for Everything.
Advanced economies in the 21st century are caught between two giant, competing truths: economic growth is slowing down, and science is flourishing.
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