Global Flows in a Digital Age

Résumé du livre

Examines how these forces are transforming global flows and explore why they matter for nations, companies, and individuals, tracks inflows and outflows of goods, services, finance, and people, as well as the underlying flows of data and communication that cut across all of them. The database covers 195 countries between 1980 and 2012 and enables study of the dynamics and network structure of these flows and their cumulative impact on countries and growth. The McKinsey Global Institute Connectedness Index measures each country's level of integration into the global network of flows for 131 countries. Among the findings : Global flows are growing and contribute to GDP growth ; Developed economies remain more connected than emerging markets -- but the latter are rising rapidly ; The knowledge-intensive portion of global flows increasingly dominates -- and is growing faster than -- capital- and labor-intensive flows ; Digitization is transforming and enriching all flows ; Networks of global flows are broadening and deepening as emerging economies join in ; Global flows are shaped by -- and are influencing -- trends in major sectors ; Companies, entrepreneurs, and individuals have more opportunities to participate.