Afshin rattansi were going underground it was supposed to be week 2 of julie the songes london trial from the country with one of the highest coronavirus death rates on earth coming up in the show with nato nations panicking over a Global Economic catastrophe amidst a pandemic and Climate Crisis with the Global Economy ever recover after millions of lost their jobs since the start of the 1st covidien used lockdown could coronavirus mean the end of capitalism and globalization as we know it and there are politicians really fit for purpose joining me now from new york city is the author of the ages of globalization Geography Technology and institutions and director of the Sustainable Development Solution Network professor Jeffrey Sachs of the center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University thank you so much jeffrey for coming on before i even get to the book in the past few days theres been a story that will commented on arguably 13000 refugees on the island of lesbos in greece
And c. E. O. Of t w and associates as well as a regular contributor to china us focus dot com and we have James Bradley in new zealand he is a New York Times number one best selling author of china mirage as well as host of his own pod cast untold pacific right gentlemen across up rose in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it ok lets go to new zealand 1st james. China is mentioned over and over in this election cycle in the United States both parties like to differentiate themselves it seems like thats the message is the same in following this election and how china is. Objectified i would say what is the biggest misconception about china as its reported by the media. To begin to question it would take too many hours if were going to talk about misconceptions about china no i would make the case that with chinas population number one country in the world its the least understood country by americans fewer americans have been to china over the las
To start in september. The s p 500 is therefore positive though not at a record. Were 59 minutes left to trade and we have two big exclusive interviews coming your way on todays show delta Ceo Ed Bastian will join us with the latest view from 30,000 feet on the state of the Airline Industry and his companys announcement today to keep middle seats blocked until at least the end of the year. Plus, well speak with marc short about stimulus negotiations or the lack thereof. China trade talks and the latest signals on the economy you dont want to miss either of those conversations. Lets get to the big stories were tracking a volatile day for the lows we have a look how the economic recovery hasnt benefited everyone but we begin with the fast moving developments surrounding uber and lyft in california. Fast moving indeed. We found out just moments ago that uber and lyft have won a delay for converting drivers to employees. The i was about to come on tv and tell you that both apps were going
For you and not a lot of time. This hour is going to fly by. Toms book is really a fantastic read and but i do think folks especially in the United States are going to find the book controversial, thats a great thing about about because if a book doesnt generate conversation, then it may not be worth reading. This is a Glass Half Full story of chinas economy and the management of the Financial System. Box offered at a time when u. S. China relations are declining and attacks from all different corners in the United States of chinas system are going. There is this argument that chinas economy, how it manages that economy is incompatible with the International System and as a result of the u. S. And others need to reduce their exposure to chinas unique risk. The book tries to answer the question, how did china managed to do it, how they managed to continue to grow without a major financial crisis. And can they keep it up . Im going to turn the floor over to tom in just a minute, he will
Of globalization Geography Technology and institutions and director of the Sustainable Development Solution Network professor Jeffrey Sachs of the center of a Sustainable Development at Columbia University thank you so much jeffrey for coming on before i even get to the book in the past few days theres been a story that will commented on arguably 13000 refugees on the island of lesbos in greece all there are makeshift homes were burnt down somehow an emblematic vision of globalization in 2020. There are a lot of people being displaced and there are a lot of people suffering right now actually not only do we have a pandemic but we have disasters of emergencies political crises all over the world and in these interconnected crises lots of people who are suffering are not even being recognized as such its a pretty dramatic time niner the new book the ages of globalization goes right from the beginning of time you yourself have gone through a journey arguably intellectually tell me about b