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Davos,SwitzerlandDavos,SwitzerlandItisacityineasternSwitzerland,inthecantonofGraubünden(格劳宾登州).LocatedintheRhaetianAlps(里申阿尔卑斯山),1,560to1,574mabovesealevel,inabroadvalleysurroundedwithhighmountainsandcoveredwithpineforestsandalpinemeadows.Itisahealthresortwithaclimatecharacterizedbymanyclearbrightdays,theabsenceofwind,andintensivesolarradiation.Davos,SwitzerlandDAVOSISEUROPE’SHIGHESTTOWNANDLARGESTSKIRESORTItisanimportantcenterofforeigntourismandwintersports.AttheendofeveryyearitisservingasthesiteoftheannualSpenglerCupicehockeytournament,hostedbytheHCDavoslocalhockeyteam.Davos,SwitzerlandDavos,SwitzerlandDavosishosttotheWorldEconomicForum(WEF),anannualmeetingofglobalpoliticalandbusinesselites(oftenreferredtosimplyasDavos)andthehomeofahugeskiresortinSwitzerland.TheWorldEconomicForumWEFisanindependentinternationalorganizationcommittedtoimprovingthestateoftheworldbyengagingbusiness,political,academicandotherleadersofsocietytoshapeglobal,regionalandindustryagendas.TheWorldEconomicForumAtDavosThebaratthemainLobbyoftheCongressCenter,aprimestakeoutspotforreporters.Nowine,fewpeople.AttendanceatWEFwasdownandthefocuswasonsolvingthecrisis,notdrinkingwithfriends.TheBelvedereHotelinDavos,aprimeplaceforconferencesandprivatemeetings.ThesecuritylinestretchesoutontothePromenadeasattendeeswaittobesearched.Nobodyevadessecurity.FormerUKPMTonyBlairemergesfrommetaldetectorboxatthemainentrance.633689234TheWorldEconomicForum•BasedinCologny,Geneva,•FoundedasaSwissnon-profitfoundation,in1971byKlausSchwab,aGerman-bornbusinessprofessorattheUniversityofGeneva.•OriginallynamedtheEuropeanManagementForum•ChangeditsnametotheWorldEconomicForumin1987•HoldsitsannualmeetingeveryyearattheendofJanuaryinDavosHistoryandMembership•FoundationMembers•IndustryandStrategicPartners•GlobalGrowthCompanies•400EmployeesinGeneva,NewYork,andBeijingTheWorldEconomicForumHistoryandMembership•MembershipbyInvitationOnly•Bringtogethertopbusinessleaders,internationalpoliticalleaders,selectedintellectualsandjournalists•Addressanddiscussthepolicyimplicationsofthemostpressingissuesfacingtheworld.•Promoteaworld-classcorporategovernancesystemwherevaluesareasimportanttoconductingbusinessasistheruleoflaw.•EnergizeGlobalCommunities•ShapetheGlobalAgenda•ImprovetheStateoftheWorldTheWorldEconomicForumPurpose:TheWorldEconomicForum•In1979,aChinesedelegationwasinvitedtotheforumforthefirsttime.•In2006,thefoundationopenedregionalofficesinBeijing,China.•In2007,thefoundationestablishedtheAnnualMeetingoftheNewChampions(alsocalledSummerDavos),heldannuallyinChinaandalternatingbetweenDalianandTianjin.ChinaandtheWEFTheWorldEconomicForumMuhammadYunusShiZhengrong,ChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficer,SuntechPowerChristineLagarde,ManagingDirector,IMFThomasL.Friedman,Columnist,ForeignAffairs,TheNewYorkTimes,TheWorldEconomicForumLeeHsien-Loong,PrimeMinisterofSingaporeDavidCameron,PrimeMinisteroftheUKWho’sinDavos?ChiefexecutiveofficersPoliticiansAcademicsNGOsReligiousleadersJournalistsWhatisDavosMan?DavosMen•Aneologismreferstotheglobaleliteofwealthyandpowerfulmen.•AtermcoinedbythelateAmericanpoliticalscientist,SamuelHuntington,in1977.CharacteristicsofDavosMen•shareatleastonebelief:thatglobalization,theunimpededflowsofcapital,laborandtechnologyacrossnationalborders,isbothwelcomeandunstoppable.•seetheworldincreasinglyasonevast,interconnectedmarketplaceinwhichcorporationssearchforthemostadvantageouslocationstobuy,produceandselltheirgoodsandservices.CharacteristicsofDavosMen•havelittleneedfornationalloyalty,viewnationalboundariesasobstaclesthatarethankfullyvanishing,andseenationalgovernmentsasresiduesfromthepastwhoseonlyusefulfunctionistofacilitatetheelite’sglobaloperations.•seetheiridentityasamatterofpersonalchoice,notanaccidentofbirth.aninfluentialAmericanpoliticalscientistwhowrotehighly-regardedbooksinahalf-dozensub-fieldsofpoliticalscience,startingin1957.HegainedwiderprominencethroughhisClashofCivilizations(1993,1996)thesisofapost-ColdWarnewworldorder.CulturalNotes:SamuelPhillipsHuntingtonBorninNewYorkCity.HegraduatedwithdistinctionfromYaleUniversityatage18,servedintheU.S.Army,earnedhisMaster'sdegreefromtheUniversityofChicago,andcompletedhisPh.D.atHarvardUniversitywherehebeganteachingatage23.HewasamemberofHarvard'sdepartmentofgovernmentfrom1950untilhisdeath.(April18,1927–Dec.24,2008)GR_PartDivisionoftheTextPartDivisionoftheTextPartPara(s)MainIdeas11~324~5IntroductiontoDavosManandtheWorldEconomicForum.Debateovertheimpactofglobalizationoncurrentsocietyandculture.36~8Historyofglobalizationanditsrecenttrendsandfutureprospects.49~11GlobalizationversusnationalismandthechallengesitfacesTextOrganization•Howdoestheauthorbeginwiththetext?•Whatistheanecdoteabout?•WhyaretheycalledDavosMen?•Whatdotheyhaveincommon,asDavosMen?•HowdifferentaretheyasDavosMen?TextOrganizationPartI(Paras.1-3):IntroductiontoDavosManandtheWorldEconomicForum.Questions:DavosManWilliamFelixBrowder(bornin1964)istheChiefExecutiveOfficerandco-founderoftheinvestmentfundHermitageCapitalManagement.“Nationalidentitymakesnodifferenceforme,”hesays.“