How has technological change driven wage stagnation, inequality and political upheaval, and what new social contract could respond?
Prepared for the G20 Insights platform during the German G20 presidency, the paper argues that the world is at the start of a deep political convulsion caused by how technological change shapes the creation and distribution of wealth. Wage stagnation since the 1970s, a shrinking middle class and rising inequality amount to a breach of the social contract that feeds radical politics. The authors call for the underlying drivers to be diagnosed and addressed through bold policy responses.
How AI could help audiences test claims against evidence, and why that works only if the guardrails are as visible as the headlines.
Why good innovation policy is clear, shared by all key actors and independently evaluated, and why reorganising agencies is rarely the answer.
What service models do government export credit agencies use, why do they adopt new ones, and what can public management learn from this?
