Global Turning Points: The Challenges for Business and Society in the 21st Centu

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The second edition of this popular book examines major global turning points with an emphasis on actionable issues, deploying the tools of economics, sociology and political science to provide an analytical perspective on both the problems and opportunities facing business and society in the twenty-first century.

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The second edition of this popular book offers an accessible yet sophisticated analysis of the game-changing events and trends that 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. During the next few decades, India will become 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 challenges. With four new chapters on the rise of the global middle class, the transformative power of technology, institutions and the entrepreneurial spirit, and the trials and tribulations of the financial system, this book provides a thorough introduction to the challenges facing business and society in the twenty-first century.

Author Biography

Mauro F. Guillén is Director of the Joseph H. Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, which offers a research and teaching program in management and international studies. He is also the Zandman Professor of International Management at the Wharton School. He is the author of nine books and over 30 scholarly papers, and is a former Guggenheim and Fulbright Fellow, and a Member of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. He serves as a member of the the Global Agenda Council on Emerging Multinationals at the World Economic Forum, and a trustee of the Fundación Princesa de Asturias. Emilio Ontiveros is Founder and President of Analistas Financieros Internacionales, S.A., and President of Tecnología, Información y Finanzas, and Escuela de Finanzas Aplicadas (subsidiaries of AFI Group, a consultancy). He has served as Professor of Economic and Business Administration at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid since 1985, where he was Vice Chancellor for four years. He has been Visiting Scholar at the Harvard Royal Complutense College and the Wharton School. He serves, or has served, on the board of directors of several Spanish companies.

Table of Contents

Preface; 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: aging, migration, and obesity; 5. From dictatorship to democracy and failed states; 6. A disparate world: inequality and poverty; 7. The rise of the global middle class; 8. The transformative power of technology; 9. Institutions and the entrepreneurship spirit; 10. The quest for sustainability; 11. The trials and tribulations of the financial system; 12. The global powers of the twenty-first century; 13. Coping with uncertainty and complexity; References; Index.

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This book offers an accessible, yet sophisticated analysis of major global turning points and future scenarios with an emphasis on actionable issues.

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This book offers an accessible, yet sophisticated analysis of major global turning points and future scenarios with an emphasis on actionable issues.

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The second edition of this popular book examines major global turning points with an emphasis on actionable issues, deploying the tools of economics, sociology and political science to provide an analytical perspective on both the problems and opportunities facing business and society in the twenty-first century.

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The second edition of this popular book examines major global turning points with an emphasis on actionable issues, deploying the tools of economics, sociology and political science to provide an analytical perspective on both the problems and opportunities facing business and society in the twenty-first century.

Details ISBN1316503534 Author Mauro F. Guillén Publisher Cambridge University Press ISBN-10 1316503534 ISBN-13 9781316503539 Format Paperback Year 2016 Language English Edition 2nd Media Book Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle The Challenges for Business and Society in the 21st Century Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Replaces 9781107658202 Short Title GLOBAL TURNING POINTS 2/E Publication Date 2016-04-21 Pages 234 UK Release Date 2016-04-21 AU Release Date 2016-04-21 NZ Release Date 2016-04-21 Illustrations 11 Tables, black and white; 1 Maps; 10 Halftones, unspecified; 18 Line drawings, unspecified Edition Description 2nd Revised edition Alternative 9781316481592 DEWEY 650.0905 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this

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