“Revival of Political and Economic Boundaries”
The global economic expansion in recent years has nurtured the vision of a world free of boundaries. We are today very far from defining this expectation with any greater clarity. In addressing the topic of “Revival of Political and Economic Boundaries“, the 39th St. Gallen Symposium takes a closer look at the economic and political boundaries that are today in the process of redefining living and economic conditions. The economic crisis, geopolitical upheaval and pressing environmental issues have given a whole new relevance to the question of boundaries defining political and economic action. The St. Gallen Symposium creates a bridge between contemporary problems and the longer-term effects of a newly-defined demarcation of the political and economic order.