Work from home opens up a new front, doesn't it? I think that's been obvious. There is also an impact ase on inequality. The less you are, the more likely you are to work in something which involves intensive face to face interaction. And i don't think those effects will be completely reversed er again.
2022 looks set to be another seismic year. A new Covid-19 variant threatens to prolong the pandemic. A diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics looks likely to escalate tensions with China. And time is running out to ’keep 1.5 alive’, in spite of the commitments made at COP26. Martin Wolf is chief economics commentator at the Financial Times and widely regarded as one of the world’s most influential writers on the global economy. He joins journalist Justin Webb to set out what he sees as the major trends that will shape the world in 2022.
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