Free Global Cities - by Christian H Kälin (Hardcover)

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Book Synopsis

This book proposes a new solution to the problem of the migration crisis engulfing the world by creating safe harbours, or Free Global Cities.

In the face of the largest displacement crisis on record even the most optimistic view of the future suggests that in the years ahead, more and more people will migrate in order to survive. The world requires places where refugees and other migrants forced to leave their homes have the opportunity to work, study, create, start businesses, and rebuild new lives for themselves and their families.

Free Global Cities can deal with this growing global crisis in a completely new way. They are autonomous, self-governed subnational entities that provide a safe environment and rule of law that will create wealth and prosperity for its residents as well as for the nations hosting them. Such a model would contribute significantly to handle the largest migration crisis in history, which the world will be experiencing in the coming decades.

Review Quotes

"A breakthrough. This book is the blueprint to solve the international refugee crisis. Dr. Kaelin could well be called the Henry Dunant of our time." --Dr. Rolf Dobelli, Founder of WORLD.MINDS and author of the global bestseller The Art of Thinking Clearly

"With record numbers of people displaced and challenges around migration accumulating, new and unprejudiced approaches are badly needed. This book shows what needs to happen for cities to become hubs for sustainable solutions. This is not only a bold vision, but a practical roadmap, which leaves no taboo un-touched and no stone un-turned. A thought-provoking study with the hope to facilitate political decision-making: paradigm shift at its best." --Dr. Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC (2012-2022)

"Visionary and grounded in a profound sense of humanity, this book presents a hopeful blueprint for the future. It outlines a path forward, demonstrating how, with courage and a clear vision, we can reshape our societies for the better." --Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Sahin Albayrak, Technical University of Berlin

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