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_beng
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_a330.9 GUI
_b016543
100 1 _aGuillén, Mauro F.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _a2030 :
_bhow today's biggest trends will collide and reshape the future of everything /
_cby Mauro F Guillén
264 1 _aCheltenham :
_bThe History Press,
_c2020.
300 _avi, 278 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c25 cm
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
_btxt
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
_bn
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
_bnc
505 _aSome facts and figures -- Introduction: The clock is ticking -- Follow the babies: population drought, the African baby boom, and the next industrial revolution -- Gray is the new black: tech-savvy senior citizens, postponing retirement, and rethinking "old" and "young" -- Keeping up with the Singhs and the Wangs: the old middle class, the new middle class, and the battle for attention -- Second sex no more?: the new millionaires, entrepreneurs, and leaders of tomorrow -- Cities drown first: global warming, hipsters, and the mundanity of survival -- More cellphones than toilets: reinventing the wheel, the new Cambrian explosion, and the future of technology -- Image no possessions: riding waves, network effects, and the power of 8.5 billion connections -- More currencies than countries: printing your own money, the blockchain, and the end of modern banking -- Conclusion: Lateral tips and tricks to survive 2030 -- Postscript: How a disruptive event like Covid-19 impacts the trends discussed in 2030.
520 _aA ground-breaking analysis from one of the world's foremost experts on global trends, including answers on how COVID-19 will amplify and accelerate each of these changes
650 0 _aSocial prediction.
650 0 _aEconomic forecasting.
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