World in 2020 Power, Culture and Prosperity

As the world's economies shift, some countries will flourish and some will falter. Understanding the reasons--and determining which nations will become the most powerful over the next generation--is of vital interest to economists, investors, and business leaders. In this book, Hamish McRae offers a vision of a world in which developed nations become increasingly able to imitate one another as innovations cross borders within mere days and weeks. In such a world, the best predictor of economic success will be not technological prowess, but rather a nation's creativity and social responsibility. The emergence of culture and values as sources of competitive advantage for industrialized nations signals a profound shift in the fundamental principles of global competitiveness. McRae demonstrates how changes in demography, the environment, the role of government, technology, and natural resources, as well as the costs of social disintegration, will contribute to this new competitive landscape. This book shows us not only where we will be in the next 25 years, but how we will get there.McRae, Hamish is the author of 'World in 2020 Power, Culture and Prosperity', published 1995 under ISBN 9780875846040 and ISBN 0875846041.