Ian Goldin

Ian Goldin
Born	Ian Andrew Goldin (1955-03-03) March 3, 1955 (age 69)[1] Pretoria, South Africa
Education	Pretoria Boys High School Rondebosch Boys' High School
Alma mater	University of Cape Town (BSc, BA) London School of Economics (MSc) University of Oxford (DPhil, MA) INSEAD (AMP)
Known for	Oxford Martin School
Spouse	Theresa Webber ​ (m. 1992)​
Awards	Ordre national du Mérite (2000)
Scientific career
Fields	Globalization Development studies
Institutions	University of Oxford European Bank for Reconstruction and Development World Bank OECD Development Bank of Southern Africa
Thesis	Coloured preference policies and the making of coloured political identity in the Western Cape region of South Africa, with particular reference to the period 1948 to 1984 (1984)
Website	iangoldin.org

Ian Andrew Goldin (born 1955)^[1] is a South African-born British professor at the University of Oxford in England, and was the founding director of the Oxford Martin School.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Goldin is currently^[when?] the director of the Oxford Martin Research Programmes on Technological and Economic Change,^[8] Future of Work^[9] and Future of Development.^[10][3] He is also Professor of globalisation and development and holds a professorial fellowship at Balliol College, Oxford.^[11][12]

Education

Goldin was educated at Pretoria Boys High School and Rondebosch Boys' High School in Cape Town.^[13] He subsequently obtained Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees from the University of Cape Town, a Master of Science from the London School of Economics, and a Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Oxford.^[14] In 1999 he completed INSEAD's Advanced Management Program (AMP).^[1][15]

Career and research

Prior to 1996 Goldin was principal economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)^[16] in London, and program director at the OECD^[17] in Paris, where he directed the Development Centre's Programs on Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development.

From 1996 to 2001, Goldin was chief executive and managing director of the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)^[18][19] and served as an adviser to President Nelson Mandela.^[20] He transitioned the Bank from an apartheid-era institution to a major agent for development in the 14 countries of Southern Africa.^[21] During this period, Goldin was finance director for South Africa's Olympic Games bid.^{[citation needed]}

Goldin was director of development policy at the World Bank^[22] (2001–2003) and then vice president of the World Bank (2003–2006). He served on the Bank's senior management team, and was directly responsible for its relationship with the UK and all other European, North American and developed countries. Goldin led the Bank's collaboration with the United Nations and other partners. As Director of Development Policy, Goldin worked on the research and strategy agenda of the Bank, with the Chief Economist, Lord Nicholas Stern, under the leadership of James Wolfensohn. During this period, Goldin was special representative at the United Nations and served on the chief executive board of the UN and the UN Reform Task Force.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006, Goldin became founding director of the Oxford Martin School.^[3] The school established 45 programmes of research, with over 500 academics from over 100 disciplines.^[23] He remained the School's director until September 2016 when Achim Steiner followed him in this position. He is now^[when?] Director of three research programmes at the department: Technological and Economic Change, Future of Work and Future of Development].^[3]

Goldin initiated and was vice-chair of the Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations,^[24] which brought together international leaders from government, business, academia, media and civil society to discuss a long-term perspective in international negotiations. Chaired by Pascal Lamy, the Commission published its findings in October 2013.^[25]

Goldin is also a founding trustee of the International Center for Future Generations, a think tank that is dedicated to ensuring that future decision-makers and equipped and emerging technologies are harnessed to best serve the interests of humanity.^[26]

Goldin has been a distinguished visiting professor at Sciences Po, Paris^[27] and served on the advisory committee of ETH Zurich^[28] and the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations, Paris. He is an honorary trustee of Comic Relief and is chair of the trustees of the Core-Econ^[29] initiative to reform the economics curriculum and the teaching of economics.^{[citation needed]} He is the writer and presenter of the BBC series 'After the Crash', 'The Pandemic that Changed the World', and documentary: 'Will AI Kill Development?', as well as the BBC Analysis 'the Death of Globalisation?'^[30]

Goldin is the author of 25 books and over 60 journal articles.^[4][5][21] He is one of the co-authors of "Exceptional People: How migration shaped our world and will define our future".^[31]

Goldin's book on human migration was published in 2024.^[32] His article on Why is Productivity Slowing Down? was published in the Journal of Economic Literature in March 2024.^{[citation needed]}

Awards

Goldin has been awarded:

• France: "Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Mérite", for Services to Development, 2000.^[33]
• National Productivity Institute: Gold Award. (Awarded for Management, 1999).^{[citation needed]}
• World Economic Forum: Global Leader for Tomorrow. (Achievements in Development, 1998).^{[citation needed]}
• Honorary Doctorate from the National School of Political and Administrative Studies SNSPA in Bucharest, Romania.^[34]

Publications

Goldin has published 25 books and over 60 articles,^[4][5] including:

• The Shortest History of Migration^[32]
• Why is Productivity Slowing Down?, Journal of Economic Literature, 2024
• Age of the City: Why our Future will be Won or Lost Together^[35]
• Rescue: From Global Crisis to a Better World^[36]
• "Terra Incognita: 100 Maps to Survive the Next 100 Years", with Robert Muggah,^[37]
• The Productivity Paradox: Reconciling Rapid Technological Change and Stagnating Productivity Oxford Martin Programme on Technological and Economic Change, 2019^{[citation needed]}
• "Migration and the Economy: Economic Realities, Social Impacts and Political Choices", Citi GPS: Global Perspectives and Solutions, 2018^{[citation needed]}
• Development: A Very Short Introduction^[38]
• "Age of Discovery: Navigating the Storms of Our New Renaissance", with Chris Kutarna, ^[39][40]
• "The Pursuit of Development: Economic Growth, Social Change and Ideas", ^[41][42][43]
• "The Butterfly Defect: How globalization creates systemic risk and what to do about it", Princeton University Press, 2014^[44][45]
• Is the Planet Full?^[46][47]
• Divided Nations: Why global governance is failing and what we can do about it^[48][49]
• "Globalization for Development: Meeting New Challenges", (with Kenneth Reinert), Oxford University Press, 2012^[50]
• "Exceptional People: How Migration Shaped Our World and Will Define Our Future", (with Geoffrey Cameron and Meera Balarajan), Princeton University Press, 2011.^[51][52]
• "Globalization for Development: Trade, Finance, Aid, Migration, and Policy", (with Kenneth Reinert), World Bank and Palgrave Macmillan, Washington and Basingstoke, 2006, reprinted in 2007.^[53]
• The Case For Aid, (with Nicholas Stern and F. Halsey Rogers), World Bank, Washington, 2002
• The Economics of Sustainable Development^[54]
• Global Governance and Systemic Risk in the 21st Century^[55]
• Globalisation and Risks for Business, 360 Risk Insight Report, Lloyds, London, 2010.

Personal life

Goldin married Theresa Webber in 1992 and has one son and one daughter.^[1]

References

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2. Ford, Liz (1 June 2005). "Oxford institute to seek solutions to world's problems". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
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13. Bonorchis, Renée (20 September 2006). "Inspiring Research at the Dreaming Spires to Benefit the Poor". Business Day. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
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16. Baker, Martin (21 January 2009). "Man with a handle on how to survive the 21st century". telegraph.co.uk. London: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
17. "Le Président Nelson Mandela : quelques réflexions personnelles – Observateur OCDE". observateurocde.org. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
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19. "The Evolution of the DBSA 2010". issuu.com. 31 October 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
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21. Elliott, Tim (9 June 2017). "Nelson Mandela adviser Ian Goldin on our chances for a new golden age". smh.com.au. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
22. "World Bank Global Practices – knowledge sharing made easier? | Devex". devex.com. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
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25. Donnan, Shawn (16 October 2013). "Global institutions need revamp, Oxford Martin Commission warns". ft.com. Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
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30. "The death of globalisation? Is globalisation really ending? If so, should we consider this a cause for celebration or concern?". bbc.co.uk.
31. "Book Review: Exceptional People: How migration shaped our world and will define our future by Ian Goldin, Geoffrey Cameron and Meera Balarajan". blogs.lse.ac.uk. LSE Review of Books. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
32. Goldin, Ian (2024). The Shortest History of Migration. Exeter: Old Street Publishing. ISBN 9781913083458. OCLC 1440029853. "We are all migrants. Even if you are not a migrant your ancestors were. If they had not migrated you would not be alive"
33. "Ian Goldin, an exceptional Global South African". globalsouthafricans.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
34. "Doctor Honoris Causa". ERASMUS+ SNSPA. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
35. with Tom Lee-Devlin, https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/age-of-the-city-9781399406123/ Bloomsbury], 2023 ^{[ISBN missing]}
36. https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/ian-goldin/rescue/9781529366884/?v2=true Hodder Hachette], 2021 ^{[ISBN missing]}
37. https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/440179/terra-incognita-by-dr-ian-goldin-and-dr-robert-mugga/9781529124194 Penguin, 2020 ^{[ISBN missing]}
38. Development: A Very Short Introduction. 2018. ^{[ISBN missing]} ", Oxford University Press
39. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/147294352X Bloomsbury, 2017 ^{[ISBN missing]}
40. "Neuroaesthetics of Emotion and Contemporary Art Forms". PhD Thesis in Art Psychology, 2017( overview). Dr Cvetana Ivanova. at academia.edu ^{[ISBN missing]}
41. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0198778031 OUP, 2016 ^{[ISBN missing]}
42. "The Pursuit of Development". global.oup.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
43. "Ian Goldin – The Pursuit of Development, Economic Growth, Social Change and Ideas – 8 Apr 2016 – Oxford Literary Festival". oxfordliteraryfestival.org. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
44. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0691168423 ^{[ISBN missing]}
45. "The promise and the perils of globalisation: a conversation with Ian Goldin | Prospect Magazine". prospectmagazine.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
46. Goldin, Ian, ed. (2014). Is the Planet Full?. Oxford University Press. OCLC 933337432.
47. "Book Review: Is the Planet Full? edited by Ian Goldin". blogs.lse.ac.uk/. LSE Review of Books. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
48. Goldin, Ian (2013). Divided nations : why global governance is failing, and what we can do about it. Oxford University Press. OCLC 813540528.
49. "Divided Nations: Why Global Governance is Failing, and What We Can Do About It by Ian Goldin". timeshighereducation.com. Times Higher Education. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
50. "Globalization for Development". global.oup.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
51. https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691156316/exceptional-people ^{[ISBN missing]}
52. "Harnessing immigrant mobility means prosperity for all Canadians". theglobeandmail.com. Toronto: The Globe and Mail. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
53. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003M692LC/ ^{[ISBN missing]}
54. The Economics of Sustainable Development (edited with Alan Winters), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1995. ^{[ISBN missing]}
55. Global Governance and Systemic Risk in the 21st Century (with Tiffany Vogel), Global Policy, 1(1), January 2010. doi:10.1111/j.1758-5899.2009.00011.x