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The World In 2020 - Power, Culture And Prosperity

by Hamish McRae
RM40.57 MYR Now RM25.68 MYR Save 37%
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Visionary projection of the future's competitive dynamics.

If you're fascinated by the intersection of culture, economics, and future studies, "The World in 2020" might be your next intriguing read. Hamish McRae offers a thought-provoking look at how qualitative factors like creativity and social responsibility will likely drive the success of nations. It challenges conventional economic wisdom and invites readers to consider what shapes prosperity in a rapidly levelling global playing field.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The World In 2020 - Power, Culture And Prosperity

by Hamish McRae
RM40.57 MYR Now RM25.68 MYR Save 37%
ISBN: 9780875847382
Authors: Hamish McRae
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Date of Publication: 1996-10-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Business, History, Economics, Politics
Related Topics: Political Science, History, Management, Leadership, Communication, Society, Politics
Goodreads rating: 3.67
(rated by 49 readers)

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In The World in 2020 , acclaimed commentator and best-selling author Hamish McRae paints a vivid competitive landscape in which culture and values will be the new sources of advantage for the industrialized nations. In the year 2020, all having embraced market capitalism, the North American, European and East Asian countries will be engaged in fierce economic competition. With each nation increasingly able to imitate the others, innovations will cross borders within more days and weeks, removing technological prowess as a source of sustained advantage. McRae sees the "old motors for growth"—land, capital and natural resources—being replaced by more qualitative assets—quality, organization, motivation and self-discipline of the people. Everywhere, governments will take a less active role in the social and economic life of the nation. In such a world, the best predictor of success will be how a nation strikes a proper balance between creativity and intellect on the one hand, and social responsibility on the other. Thus the leading world economic powers of the next generation are just as likely to include China and Australia as the United States and Japan.
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Visionary projection of the future's competitive dynamics.

If you're fascinated by the intersection of culture, economics, and future studies, "The World in 2020" might be your next intriguing read. Hamish McRae offers a thought-provoking look at how qualitative factors like creativity and social responsibility will likely drive the success of nations. It challenges conventional economic wisdom and invites readers to consider what shapes prosperity in a rapidly levelling global playing field.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.