Beyond the Crisis: The Future of Capitalism

by Bakas, Adjiedj

• ISBN13: 9780929652368
• ISBN10: 0929652363
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-15
• Publisher: Meghan Kiffer Pr

Summary

The Current Deep Economic Crisis Marks a Great Transition. The Chinese phrase for crisis consists of two words danger and opportunity. In Beyond the Crisis: The Future of Capitalism, renowned futurologist, Adjiedj Bakas, leads you through, and then out of, the New Great Depression of the 21st century. The current economic crisis marks the end of an era, and the start of a new one. It is the 5th major crisis in 200 years' time. All of them occurred at the transition from one era to the next. The 1930s may have been a time of deep economic crisis and mass unemployment, yet in those days the Kennedys made their fortunes, art deco was born and the radio, car, and telephone grew to be so much in demand that great new industries emerged out of the ashes of the crisis. During the major economic crisis of the 1980s the personal computer, mobile phone and Internet were born and developed into major new industries. During the current crisis we finally say goodbye to the 20th century and transit into the new, post-material economy with new economic pillars and the mixture with digital collaboration powered by "cloud computing," the next generation Internet. We say hello to a new era, with China as the new global powerhouse instead of the U.S., with globalization turning into slowbalization, with less wealth and more focus on the Economy of Happiness. "Bakas looks behind today¿s headlines and uses knowledge and wisdom from different fields: economics, technology, philosophy and spirituality, in order to grasp what is really going on in our world, and the real changes in our global economy. I truly recommend this book because it may change your future and that of your children." --Professor Jianmao Wang, Economist at the China Europe International Business School

Author Biography

Futurologist Adjiedj Bakas researches economical, technological, and cultural trends all over the world. With roots in three continents, he is truly a global citizen, a man of today's fast moving world. His books, including World Megatrends and Living without Oil (with Rob Creemers) are sold in more than 40 countries, in several languages. Bakas appears frequently in the media. He is a columnist for a number of professional journals, and is one of the most popular speakers in Europe.