Prosperity, Work and Jobs in a Global Networked Economy

A model showing the interaction between local and global economies and the impact of this on local jobs and prosperity

Updated 4 January 1999


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Table of Contents

Title slide(ETD)

Reaching the target: attractive jobs and work opportunities

Work Opportunities: old work and new work

Challenges (the “negatives”):

Opportunities (the “positives”):

Two kinds of opportunities - "locally fixed" vs "teleworkable"

Two kinds of opportunities - where are the growth opportunities?

Availability of “work opportunities” - series of charts linking relative local affluence to relative demand for locally fixed work

Availability of “work opportunities” - roles of innovation and other factors

Availability of “work opportunities” - market effectiveness of workforces

Availability of “work opportunities” - linking local affluence to growth in world demand

Availability of “work opportunities”: a virtuous circle . . .

. . . or A vicious spiral?

Significance of “talented individuals” - for old work (jobs) . . .

. . . and for new work opportunities

Availability of “work opportunities” - what we can do about it

Relevance of networked and networking communities

What is the danger?.. that “it” may be happening too quickly . . . .. . . or that we may be responding too slowly?

Author: Horace Mitchell

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Prosperity, Work and Jobs in a Global Networked Economy: a model linking the local economy to the global economy in the context of employment, jobs and work opportunities

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