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  "title": "Harold James on Globalization: New Concept Old Reality",
  "publication": "IMF Podcasts, November 30, 2016",
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  "summary": "In this podcast, IMF historian Harold James, talks about how the past might help guide us into the future.",
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      "heading": "Overview",
      "content": "- Episode date: November 30, 2016.\n- Central theme: The term \"globalization\" is recent, while the internationalization of markets, people, ideas, and cultures is not new.\n- Core argument: Historical perspectives can help guide contemporary choices about globalization."
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      "content": "- Globalization as a term is recent.\n- The internationalization of:\n  - markets,\n  - people,\n  - ideas,\n  - cultures\n  is a long-standing historical phenomenon.\n- The past provides lessons that may guide future policy and public discussion about global integration."
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      "heading": "Publication and authorship",
      "content": "- Harold James is Professor of History and International Affairs at Princeton University and serves as IMF Historian.\n- James is the author of \"New Concept Old Reality,\" published in the December 2016 edition of Finance and Development magazine."
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      "content": "- Visual reference: Immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, New York, in the early 20th century — used to evoke historical patterns of human mobility."
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      "heading": "Production credits",
      "content": "- Podcast producer: Bruce Edwards, International Monetary Fund.\n  - Bruce Edwards is described as an award-winning audio producer and journalist who has covered armed conflicts, social unrest, and natural disasters from multiple regions.\n- Additional audio producer: Rhoda Metcalfe, independent journalist and audio producer."
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