A Violent World - Modern Threats to Economic Stability (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

During the 1990s Francis Fukuyama announced the end of history. The 2000s showed how it is an illusion to imagine a peaceful world without conflict. In this book the authors explore how six major constraints are set to fix the trajectory of the global economy. Three of them are new: the aging population, the failure of technical progress, and the scarcity of savings. The other three have been at work for some time: the explosion of inequality, the mass transfer of activities from one end of the world to the other, and the limitless financialization of economy. They suggest that like seismic activity which depends on pressure between tectonic plates, the political and social tensions will be exacerbated in the coming years by these major forces. They propose that authorities will be incapable of preventing neither the date nor the intensity of the coming earthquakes, and ask the question: Are we able to cope with these future shocks and the violence they are sure to cause?

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Jean-Herve Lorenzi • Mickael Berrebi
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	181
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-58992-7
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic forecasting Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Welfare & benefit systems Promotions
LSN:	1-137-58992-2
Barcode:	9781137589927

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