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Global turning points : understanding the challenges for business in the 21st century

Author: Mauro F Guillén; Emilio Ontiveros Baeza
Publisher: Cambridge [England] : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"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  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Mauro F Guillén; Emilio Ontiveros Baeza
ISBN: 9781107025646 1107025648 9781107658202 1107658209
OCLC Number: 793187639
Description: x, 182 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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.
Responsibility: Mauro Guillen ; Emilio Ontiveros.

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Offers an accessible, yet sophisticated analysis of major global turning points and future scenarios with an emphasis on actionable issues.  Read more...
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'This book is a must-read for managers who don't want to be caught by surprise by changes in the global economy, swings in world politics or unprecedented transformations in social mores. Global Read more...

 
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