Ian Goldin > Quotes

“The history of human communities and world development highlights the extent to which migration has been an engine of social progress. By viewing our collective past through the lens of migration, we can appreciate how the movement of people across cultural frontiers has brought about the globalized and integrated world we inhabit today. . . . As people moved they have encountered new environments and cultures that compel them to adapt and innovate novel ways of doing things. The development of belief systems and technologies, the spread of crops and production methods, have often arisen out of the experiences of, or encounters with, migrants.”
― Ian Goldin, Exceptional People: How Migration Shaped Our World and Will Define Our Future

“Nearly half of all current jobs in the US are at risk of automation within two decades—a wrenching retooling that Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, has christened “the fourth industrial revolution.”
― Ian Goldin, Age of Discovery: Navigating the Risks and Rewards of Our New Renaissance