Scenarios about 'global economy'
The interconnected system of trade, finance, and economic activity that spans across national borders, linking countries through flows of goods, services, capital, and labor. The global economy emerged gradually through expanding trade routes, colonial systems, and technological advances in transportation and communication, accelerating dramatically after World War II with institutions like the IMF and WTO. It serves as a crucial backdrop for alternate history scenarios exploring different patterns of economic development, trade relationships, and power balances between nations.
What If Carbon Taxes Were Implemented Globally?
Exploring the alternate timeline where a binding global carbon tax agreement was reached in the early 2000s, fundamentally reshaping the world economy, energy systems, and climate trajectory.
What If The Bretton Woods System Never Collapsed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the international monetary system established at Bretton Woods in 1944 continued to function, maintaining fixed exchange rates and the gold standard into the 21st century.
What If The BRICS Nations Never Developed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa failed to emerge as major economic powers, dramatically altering the global economic balance of the 21st century.
What If The COVID-19 Pandemic Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where SARS-CoV-2 never emerged or was contained early, preventing the global COVID-19 pandemic that reshaped society, economics, and international relations.
What If The Oil Crisis of 1979 Never Occurred?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1979 oil crisis never happened, potentially transforming global energy politics, economic development, and technological innovation in the late 20th century.
What If the COVID-19 Pandemic Never Happened?
Examining how global politics, economics, technology, and social trends would have developed differently without the profound disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.