The word "globalisation" usually conjures up images of globe-spanning companies and distance-destroying technologies. The Rupert Murdochs and Lloyd Blankfeins of this world are generally seen as its champions. Its enablers are the laws of comparative advantage and economies of scale.rnIn "The Great Brain Race" Ben Wildav-sky points to another mighty agent of globalisation: universities. These were some of the world's first "global" institutions.
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