Whither the World: The Political Economy of the Future: Volume 2 [Hardcover]

The study deals with challenging questions of long-term future of global economy and the mankind. Focusing not only on what happens in the economic sphere but also on cultural, social, political, demographic, technological, and ecological processes. It employs a holistic approach to answer fundamental questions about the course of the future.PART II: THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES: WHICH PREVAIL? 8. The Social and Ecological Limits to Growth 9. One more V?lkerwanderung 10. The Poor and the Rich 11. Salvation in Technological Progress? 12. Information Trumps All, or the Role of Wisdom, Know-how and Skills 13. Before Peace Breaks Out PART III: ESCAPING FORWARD 14. An Asian Era with the Euro-Atlantic Civilization as a Background? 15. The New Pragmatism, or an Economics of Moderation 16. In for a Happy Ending?

An erudite and thought-provoking take on the big questions facing humanity. (John Cassidy, The New Yorker)

Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko (www.volatileworld.net), intellectual and politician, a key architect of Poland's successful reforms, the founder and Director of TIGER Center  Transformation, Integration and Globalization Economic Research at the Kozminski University, Warsaw, is the author of international bestsellers 'From Shock to Therapy: The Political Economy of Postsocialist Transformation' and 'Truth, Errors, and Lies: Politics and Economics in a Volatile World'. His books and papers have been translated in 25 languages. He is a marathon runner and a globetrotter who's explored over 160 countries.

A wise and probing tour of the horizons ahead, taking in demography, technology, resources, war and human folly. Kolodko argues that to survive well, the rich economies must learn how to prosper while slowing down. And yes, if we could only find and zap that neoliberal gene, we might have a better chance. (James K. Galbraith, author of The End of Normal: The Great Crl³&