A Conversation with John Micklethwait
An excellent event in the Canaccord Learning Commons at UBC Robson Square, featuring John Micklethwait, Editor-In-Chief of The Economist. Highlights below, courtesy of contemporaneous tweets.
Reasons for optimism: growth of developing world middle class, and situation not as bad as it could be in West. #JohnMicklethwait
— Peter J. Cavan (@PJCavan) May 28, 2012
What matters is not black swans, but unexploded volcanos. E.g. US budget deficit, China’s demographic change - #JohnMicklethwait
— Peter J. Cavan (@PJCavan) May 28, 2012
Concerns: political worries about inequality, and the size of the modern state. #JohnMicklethwait
— Peter J. Cavan (@PJCavan) May 28, 2012
Canada is “groping towards an answer” on the tar sands. #JohnMicklethwait
— Peter J. Cavan (@PJCavan) May 28, 2012
Leveson Inquiry less worrying than UK’s libel laws. Tabloids pay off footballers, but dictators can silence broadsheets. #JohnMicklethwait
— Peter J. Cavan (@PJCavan) May 28, 2012
Technological development has an unfortunate tendency to be overcome by nationalistic or religious concerns. #JohnMicklethwait
— Peter J. Cavan (@PJCavan) May 28, 2012
#JohnMicklethwait The best country to invest in 10 years ago was Africa. In general, Africa has done very well.
— Sauder School at UBC (@UBCSauderSchool) May 28, 2012
Canada has done well over the last decade - due to both skill and luck. Outlook is positive #JohnMicklethwait
— Peter J. Cavan (@PJCavan) May 28, 2012
Businesses shouldn’t become overly apologetic and hide core functions behind CSR and owner philanthropy. #JohnMicklethwait
— Peter J. Cavan (@PJCavan) May 28, 2012
Germany is ready to strike a grand bargain, but France may not accept the pain it represents. #JohnMicklethwait
— Peter J. Cavan (@PJCavan) May 28, 2012
Even @TheEconomist supports more European federalism for the banking and bond markets. #JohmMicklethwait
— Peter J. Cavan (@PJCavan) May 28, 2012
#JohnMicklethwait There are a lot of the same themes running between a Tea Party rally and an Occupy protest.
— Sauder School at UBC (@UBCSauderSchool) May 28, 2012