Global turning points : understanding the challenges for business in the 21st century / Mauro Guillen ; Emilio Ontiveros.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guillén, Mauro F.

Contributor:

Ontiveros Baeza, Emilio, 1948-

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic history--21st century.

Economic history.

Economic forecasting.

Physical Description:

x, 182 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [England] : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

1107025648

9781107025646

9781107658202

1107658209

OCLC:

793187639

Publisher Number:

99963212251