Mariana Mazzucato: Unlocking Health Technology’s Potential for All

with Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nina L. Khrushcheva, Stephen S. Roach, and more The Sunday Newsletter [View this message in a web browser]( [PS on Sunday]( OCTOBER 29, 2023 This week at [Project Syndicate]( Mohamed A. El-Erian highlights five key drivers of global economic uncertainty; Yi Fuxian argues that expectations of an inevitable clash between the US and China fail to account for a critical Chinese weakness; Mariana Mazzucato considers what it will take to ensure that mRNA technologies reach their full potential; and more. Economics & Finance [The Five Main Drivers of Global Economic Uncertainty]( [Mohamed A. El-Erian]( warns that domestic politics and insufficient international cooperation could lead to financial turmoil. Economics & Finance [China’s Demographic Achilles’ Heel]( [Yi Fuxian]( explains why the strategic anxiety over the country’s economic clout is premature and misplaced. [PS. Save 40% on a new Digital or Digital Plus subscription.]( Smart Development [Unlocking Health Technology’s Potential for All]( [Mariana Mazzucato]( explains how to ensure more equitable global access to critical innovations like mRNA vaccines. Economics & Finance [Fixing Global Economic Governance]( [Joseph E. Stiglitz]( offers a blueprint for overhauling the current, deeply flawed system of international arrangements. [PS Global Bookmark: The Evolution of Modern Political Power]( [The Evolution of Modern Political Power]( [Jonathan Ira Levy]( traces the complicated interplay between states, global capital, and civil society over the past century. Politics & World Affairs [Lessons from the Fall of Poland’s Populists]( [Jacek Rostowski]( urges other democratic countries confronting authoritarian threats to boost proportionality and voter turnout. Culture & Society [Russian Life Imitates Dystopian Art]( [Nina L. Khrushcheva]( sees in the country’s return to absolutism why George Orwell focused on language as a political weapon. [PS Say More: Michael Spence on industrial policy, AI, growth models, and more]( [Michael Spence on industrial policy, AI, growth models, and more]( [Michael Spence]( describes the global economy’s new supply conditions, explains why the relationship between monetary and fiscal policy must change, and more. Politics & World Affairs [A Better Biden-Xi Summit?]( [Stephen S. Roach]( proposes three objectives to pursue at a possible meeting between the US and Chinese presidents in November. Economics & Finance [What Explains China’s Fertility Drought?]( [Qian Liu]( thinks the country’s leaders have overlooked a major factor in its mounting demographic crisis. [PS Quarterly: Chasing Water Security]( [Chasing Water Security]( [Giulio Boccaletti]( argues that providing this critical public good requires rediscovering the development lessons of the past. Politics & World Affairs [War and Dollars]( [Harold James]( worries about the loss of two factors that previously underpinned global peace and stability. Economics & Finance [Big Tech Cannot Be Regulated]( [Yanis Varoufakis]( explains why today’s “cloud capital” is impervious to traditional antitrust enforcement. [PS. Subscribe to PS Premium to secure your copy of PS Quarterly: Stayin’ Alive.]( Project Syndicate publishes and provides, on a not-for-profit basis, original commentary by the world's leading thinkers to more than 500 media outlets in over 150 countries. Receipt of this newsletter does not guarantee rights to re-publish any of its content. This newsletter is a service of [project-syndicate.org](. © Project Syndicate, all rights reserved. [Unsubscribe from this list](