""The state must set the framework for the markets to function (...) but in the long run, innovation needs a competiti…"

""Thinking about the future gives vertigo. It takes courage to look ahead. The ancient Greeks - when they sought to kn…"

""Tackling ‘population aging’ - especially in high-income countries, where the median age is above 40 - requires: 1) a…"

""‘Greening the economy’ is likely to be as challenging: every year governments across the world subsidize fossil-fuel…"

""When designed and implemented correctly, ‘conditional financing’ can: 1) steer resources towards the strategic objec…"

""The state needs to enable the markets, but - contrary to the dreams of planners and technocrats - development cannot…"

""Change is needed. In the absence of bold decisions, rising inequality will foster populism and nationalism, putting …"

""In public policy, dependencies and unintended consequences matter. For example, ‘climate change’ and ‘population agi…"

""Future shocks could exceed the ‘ability to respond’ of governments, businesses and citizens"."

""Largely unnoticed, megatrends transform the way we live and work. Preoccupied by our daily worries, we tend to overl…"