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"It's remarkable how few have noticed we are entering an entirely new era of history - the rise of Asia," says Kishore Mahbubani, dean of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. "By 2050," he adds, "the world's four largest economies will be China, the United States, India and Japan" - in that order.

Davos 2008 was adrift as its members tried to figure out who might become that global conductor and handle the orchestra in the collegial manner suggested by Schwab. Most attendees were casting an anxious eye on the upcoming U.S. election

http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-oprub315557732jan31,0,4366706.story