Global turning points
Subtitle: understanding the challenges for business in the 21st century
By: Mauro Guillen and Emilio Ontiveros
Contributors: Ontiveros Baeza, Emilio, 1948-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cambridge [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9781107025646; 9781107658202
Subjects: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General; Economic forecasting; Economic history
Description: "The twenty-first century is replete with uncertainty and complexity: game-changing events and trends are transforming the world beyond recognition. For the first time in human history more people live in cities than in the countryside and greater numbers suffer from obesity than from hunger. Emerging economies now represent half of the global economy and during the next few decades India will be the biggest country in terms of population, China the largest in output and the United States the richest among the major economies on a per capita income basis. Food and water shortages will likely become humankind's most important challenge. In this accessible introduction, Mauro Guillen and Emilio Ontiveros deploy the tools of economics, sociology and political science to provide an analytical perspective on both the problems and opportunities facing business in the modern world"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. Welcome to the twenty-first century; 2. A global economy out of balance; 3. The rise of the emerging-market multinationals; 4. The new demography: ageing, migration, and obesity; 5. From dictatorship to democracy and failed states; 6. A disparate world: inequality and poverty; 7. The quest for sustainability; 8. The global powers of the twenty-first century; 9. Coping with uncertainty and complexity.