Future files
Subtitle: a brief history of the next 50 years
By: Richard Watson
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9781857885347
Subjects: Twenty-first century; Technological forecasting; Economic forecasting; Forecasts
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Society and culture : why we'll take longer baths in the future; title: Science and technology : the rise of the machines; title: Government and politics : us and them; title: Media and entertainment : have it your way; title: Money and financial services : everyone is a bank; title: Automotive and transport : the end of the road as we know it; title: Food and drink : faster and slower; title: Retail and shopping : what we'll buy when we've got it already; title: Healthcare and medicine : older and wiser; title: Travel and tourism : "sorry, this country is full"; title: Work and business : the new right-brain economy; title: Conclusions : where to next?