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An Insider's Look at the World Economic Forum
From: Columbia University
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Martin Varsavsky |
EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION |
Participants in the exclusive World Economic Forum have been criticized for elitism and for influencing world policy without the sanctioned power of elected officials. So when Argentine entrepreneur Martin Varsavsky was given the opportunity to participate in the meeting of the forum in 2000, he was initially hesitant. Having now attended three sessions, Varsavsky believes the forum is a valuable meeting to explore ideas about improving the state of the world.
In this talk, Varsavsky explains how The World Economic Forum provides both an opportunity to learn about models of global citizenship created by multinational corporations, and an opportunity to shame corporations into changing their practices of unfair trade. Despite the fact that it was held in New York in 2002, Varsavsky believes that The World Economic Forum remains focused on European social and economic values, and continues to export those values to the world. |
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Martin Varsavsky describes what it's like to attend The World Economic Forum. |
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