Futurecast: How Superpowers, Populations, and Globalization Will Change Your World by the Year 2020 Contributor(s): Shapiro, Robert J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312352433 ISBN-13: 9780312352431 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $21.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2009 Annotation: The former Clinton Administration Under Secretary of Commerce presents a vision of the world in the near future, speculating that three major forces--globalization, demographics, and the rise of a new superpower--will determine how nations rise and fall. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Future Studies |
Dewey: 330.9 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.15 lbs) 368 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: What will life be like in America, Europe, Japan, and China in the year 2020? |
Contributor Bio(s): Shapiro, Robert J.: - ROBERT J. SHAPIRO is co-founder and chairman of Sonecon, LLC, a private firm that advises U.S. and foreign businesses, governments, and nonprofit organizations. He served as Under Secretary of Commerce from 1998 to 2001. He also was the co-founder and Vice President of the Progressive Policy Institute, Bill Clinton's principal economic advisor in the 1991-1992 campaign, a senior economic advisor to Al Gore and John Kerry in their campaigns, Legislative Director for Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Assoc. Editor of U.S. News & World Report, and economics columnist for Slate magazine. He holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University and lives in Washington, D.C. |