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welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the idea of a social contract is a staple of political philosophy. put crudely, it's the ties and obligations that bind the individual, the community and the state. but what happens when that contract is threatened by forces beyond the control of any national government — say, a climate crisis or, right now, a global pandemic? my guest is baroness minouche shafik, the director of london school of economics, former top official at the world bank. is humanity capable of collective action to meet global challenges? baroness minouche shafik, wel...