| Contents |
The roof. The three pillars of stability -- Major war -- The world's policeman -- The factory manager -- The future of international cooperation -- The gates. Creative destruction -- The politics of trade -- The Asian giants -- Human traffic -- The smell of money -- The river. Money and its discontents -- A drinking binge, a heart attack, and the flu -- An ounce of prevention -- Euro troubles -- The decline of the West -- The BRICs. The building blocks of the future -- Brazil : the perils of populism -- Russia : the resource curse -- India : the dysfunctions of democracy -- China : the limitations of autocracy -- Fault lines. |
| Abstract |
Describes the forces driving the next stage of globalization, which the author predicts will be a period of expanding wealth, opportunity, and international cooperation. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-223) and index. |
| LCCN | 2013039645 |
| ISBN | 9781476750019 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1476750017 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1476750025 (trade pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9781476750026 (trade pbk.) |
