Whither the World: The Political Economy of the Future

Volume 2

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

AvG. Kolodko

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The study deals with challenging questions of long-term future of global economy and the mankind. Focusing not only on what happens in the economic sphere but also on cultural, social, political, demographic, technological, and ecological processes. It employs a holistic approach to answer fundamental questions about the course of the future.

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Utgivningsdatum2014-11-05
Mått140 x 216 x 18 mm
Vikt376 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor224
Upplaga2014
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9781137465764

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Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko (www.volatileworld.net), intellectual and politician, a key architect of Poland's successful reforms, the founder and Director of TIGER Center – Transformation, Integration and Globalization Economic Research at the Kozminski University, Warsaw, is the author of international bestsellers 'From Shock to Therapy: The Political Economy of Postsocialist Transformation' and 'Truth, Errors, and Lies: Politics and Economics in a Volatile World'. His books and papers have been translated in 25 languages. He is a marathon runner and a globetrotter who's explored over 160 countries.

PART II: THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES: WHICH PREVAIL? 8. The Social and Ecological Limits to Growth 9. One more Völkerwanderung 10. The Poor and the Rich 11. Salvation in Technological Progress? 12. Information Trumps All, or the Role of Wisdom, Know-how and Skills 13. Before Peace Breaks Out PART III: ESCAPING FORWARD 14. An Asian Era with the Euro-Atlantic Civilization as a Background? 15. The New Pragmatism, or an Economics of Moderation 16. In for a Happy Ending?