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About Adam Smith Global Television Adam Smith Global Television is a new high-profile non-profit initiative dedicated to raising the level of economic literacy in the United States. It is designed to educate Americans in the importance of globalization and put a human face on the global economy. In the wake of the besieged World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle, Washington, in the fall of 1999, this task of raising the global economic literacy of American citizens has become even more urgent.
What is it? In this new age of globalization, we all have a stake in what happens overseas - even though many Americans don't realize it. Chairman Greenspan has spoken of the dangerous assumption that the U.S. can remain isolated - "an island of prosperity" - in a sea of troubles. Yet there are increasing signs that Americans are less interested and less well-informed about international events than at any time in more than half a century. Since the late 1980s there has been a well-documented retreat from foreign coverage in mainstream media. Broadcast television - still the major source of news for most Americans - has all but given up reporting global stories. This trend towards isolationism is considered by many in business to be alarming - and damaging to our national interest. Adam Smith Global Television is a new high-profile non-profit initiative dedicated to raising the level of economic literacy in the United States. It is designed to educate Americans in the importance of globalization and put a human face on the global economy. In the wake of the besieged World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle, Washington, in the fall of 1999, this task of raising the global economic literacy of American citizens has become even more urgent.
How does it achieve this goal? Adam Smith Global Television's cost-effective multi-media approach includes:
Who is on the board of advisors? Henry Kaufman, Henry Kaufman & Company
What has Adam Smith Global Television achieved so far? Two "events", in association with Princeton University, each with a dedicated web site, a one hour PBS television program and a seminar/teach-in in the Dodds Auditorium at The Woodrow Wilson School: HOW TO SURVIVE AND PROSPER IN THE WORLD FINANCIAL CRISIS (April 1999) CHINA: CROSSROADS 2001 (January 2000)
How is it funded? With generous donations from foundations and corporations, including: The Roy R. and Marie S. Neuberger Foundation The Whitehead Foundation The Kovlar Family Foundation The Dun and Bradstreet Corporation Adam Smith Global Television continues to seek funding for this important public policy initiative, to enlarge the scope and reach of the endeavor. The goal is to raise sufficient funding to do an "event" each quarter - in other words four times a year - and to concentrate on getting cassettes, study guides and reading lists to faculty in high schools, business schools and colleges, to use as teaching tools.
On the list of possible future topics:
The corporate and individual benefits offered by Adam Smith Global Television are numerous. For further details get in touch at885 Third Avenue, Suite 2800, New York, NY 10022 Telephone: 212 829 5741
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