The Long Boom: A Vision for the Coming Age of Prosperity

by Schwartz, Peter; Leyden, Peter; Hyatt, Joel

• ISBN13: 9780738200743
• ISBN10: 0738200743
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: Perseus Books Group

Summary

Rarely in the great sweep of history is there an opportunity like the one before us now, an opportunity to harness the technological and economic forces surging around us to make a better world. The time is right for a vision that lays out the potential for a thriving global society and shows us how to achieve it. Uniquely positioned to help us in this endeavor are Peter Schwartz, Peter Leyden, and Joel Hyatt, whose visionary thinking and interaction with the world's most progressive leaders in business, politics, and the arts give them unparalleled insight into the dynamics of economic, technological, and social change. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Peter Schwartz is co-founder and chairman of Global Business Network, an innovative think tank and consulting firm in the San Francisco Bay Area. Peter Leyden is the former managing editor of Wired magazine. He was a special correspondent in Asia for Newsweek and has worked as a journalist since the mid-1980s writing and speaking about technology, economics, politics, and contemporary history. Joel Hyatt is a member of the California Public Utilities Commission. He also teaches entrepreneurship at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He was co-founder and senior partner of Hyatt Legal Services and founder and CEO of Hyatt Legal Plans, Inc., as well as the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate in Ohio in 1994.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Historic Moment	1	(18)
PART I TRACK THE INEVITABLE
The Great Enabler	19	(18)
``Openness Wins,''	30	(7)
The Millennial Transition	37	(28)
1980, London	37	(20)
``Going Global,''	57	(8)
PART II THE POLITICS OF THE LONG BOOM
The New American Ideology	65	(26)
1990, Tokyo	65	(11)
``Politics Adapts,''	76	(9)
``Learning Innovation,''	85	(6)
The New European Renaissance	91	(18)
``The Inclusive Community,''	102	(7)
Asia Rises Again	109	(24)
The Global Challenges	133	(16)
1999, San Francisco	142	(7)
PART III THE ENGINES OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
Saving the Planet	149	(22)
``Growing Together,''	165	(6)
Dawn of the Hydrogen Age	171	(16)
``Everyone Lets Go,''	181	(6)
Technology Emulates Nature	187	(24)
Prepare for Wild Science	211	(18)
``Expanding into Space,''	221	(8)
PART IV BIRTH OF A GLOBAL CIVILIZATION
The New Global Middle Class	229	(12)
2010, Rural California	237	(4)
The Emergence of Women	241	(14)
2020, Capetown	250	(5)
The Guiding Principles	255	(26)
Go Global	256	(2)
Open Up	258	(4)
Let Go	262	(3)
Grow More	265	(2)
Always Adapt	267	(1)
Keep Learning	268	(2)
Value Innovation	270	(1)
Get Connected	271	(1)
Be Inclusive	272	(3)
Stay Confident	275	(2)
2050, American Heartland	277	(4)
The Choice	281	(10)
Afterword
A Memo to the President-Elect	291	(4)
The Story of the Idea	295	(8)
Notes	303	(12)
Selected Bibliography	315	(6)
About the Authors	321	(2)
Index	323