In a world economy gripped by fear and smothered in uncertainty, I managed to meet someone here able to shine a bright light through the gloom – Steve Ellis, worldwide managing director of consulting firm Bain & Co. Sure, we …
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The TIME at Davos Debate: Is Capitalism Working in the 21st Century?
During this year’s TIME at Davos debate, our international editor Jim Frederick posed some colossal questions: Is 20th century capitalism failing 21st century society? And if so, who’s responsible and what should we do to fix …
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WATCH: TIME’s Rana Foroohar on Social Business
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Rana Foroohar, Assistant Managing Editor, talks about her interview with Professor Muhammad Yunus, the father of microfinance. More from Davos, here.
The Challenge at Davos: A Crisis of Global Politics, Not Just the Economy
Despite its rugged alpine beauty, there are few places where the world seems more flat than Davos, Switzerland. The World Economic Forum’s grand annual conclave, set to kick off this Wednesday, draws myriad heads of state, …
Davos 2012: “The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models”
Next Wednesday marks the launch of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The annual meeting of the most powerful men and women in business, government and the non-profit world will focus on the theme “The Great …
View from Davos 2011: How Would Clinton Create Jobs?
Bill Clinton wants to get you a job.
There is a debate about how much government can do to boost employment. If companies are uncertain about the economy, they won’t spend money and hire employees. Worse, if the unemployment …
View from Davos: Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Not Worried about Munis
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, (center) expressed his views about municipal bond on a panel at the World Economic Forum moderated by TIME’s Fareed Zakaria (Vincent Kessler/REUTERS)
There has been a lot of anxiety about Munis recently. Bank analyst Meredith Whitney, who was early in calling problems in the financial markets …
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Does Davos and Corporate America Have a Problem with Women?
Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is one of the few Davos Women (Christian Hartmann/REUTERS)
I was LOLing at my friend Anya Schiffrin’s very clever piece in the Guardian this week on the new quota for women at Davos. I also love her Davos Wife blog for Reuters: (the list of essentials is truly mandatory reading …
Tunisia, Egypt and the Coming Generational Explosion
A combo of pictures shows Egyptian demonstrators tearing a huge portrait of President Hosni Mubarak during a protest (Getty Images)
A guest post from business author Don Tapscott:
Davos: Having just done a CNBC interview I was reminded of the interplay between the global media and the discussions among leaders at Davos. News …
View from Davos 2011: How Bad is a $1.5 Trillion Deficit?
Now that we have the recovery, we will have to pay for it. The question is did we take the appropriate measures or did we overspend.
On Thursday, the CBO estimated that the federal deficit in 2011 will reach nearly $1.5 …
What the ‘New Global Elite’ are Talking About at Davos 2011
Over the years I’ve been attending Davos not as a Global 500 CEO, government or NGO leader but as a worker. Basically I’m one of hundreds of academics and authors who are invited to hold sessions, participate in panels and …
How to Take Part in Davos From Afar
The sky reflects on the logo of the World Economic Forum on the eve annual WEF meeting in Davos. (photo: FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)
A guest post from business author Don Tapscott:
If you can’t be in Davos, do the next best thing: participate online. The Forum is using social media to make its proceedings more visible …