The Next Age of Uncertainty

CBC Books | | Posted: March 9, 2022 2:26 PM | Last Updated: March 9, 2022

Stephen Poloz

Image | The Next Age of Uncertainty: How the World Can Adapt to a Riskier Future

(Allen Lane)

The economic ground is shifting beneath our feet. The world is becoming more volatile, and people are understandably worried about their financial futures. In this urgent and accessible guide to the crises and opportunities that lie ahead, economist and former Governor of the Bank of Canada Stephen Poloz maps out the powerful tectonic forces that are shaping our future, and the ideas that will allow us to master them.

These forces include an aging workforce, mounting debt, and rising income inequality. Technological advances, too, are adding to the pressure, putting people out of work, and climate change is forcing a transition to a lower-carbon economy. It is no surprise that people are feeling uncertain. (From Allen Lane)

Stephen Poloz is an Ontario-born economist, author and former governor of the Bank of Canada.

Interviews with Stephen Poloz

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Caption: Stephen Poloz says rising inequality – or the perception of it – is one of the forces driving protests in Canada. Poloz served as governor of the Bank of Canada from 2013 to 2020. In his new book The Next Age of Uncertainty: How the World can Adapt to a Riskier Future, he lays out the "tectonic" forces that have plunged us into this period. As Poloz tells David Common, growing debt, climate change, an aging population, new technology, and rising inequality – along with the global pandemic – mean volatility is the "new normal."

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The Next Age of Uncertainty

Interviews with Stephen Poloz

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