Just about three months ago, the IMF Managing Director was talking about a three-speed global economy in which emerging markets and developing countries were generally doing well, while some advanced economies like the United States were on the mend. Others such as Japan and those in the Euro area still had some distance to travel.
Many things will happen in your lives, pleasant and not so pleasant, but, paraphrasing a Woodrow Wilson School adage from the time I was here, “Wherever you go, there you are.” If you are not happy with yourself, even the loftiest achievements won’t bring you much satisfaction. 3. The concept of success leads me to consider so-called meritocracies and their implications.