Kennedy, Paul M., 1945-
Preparing for the Twenty-First Century - New York Random House Publisher 1993 - xi,429 Pages 24x16 cm HB
Include Graphs, Notes, Bibliography and Index
Human history has always been shaped by the growth and migration of populations, by the opportunities and constraints provided by the environment, and by the rise of new technologies. Today, these forces are enmeshed in a state of unprecedented turbulence. World population has more than doubled in the past forty years to reach its current level of 5.5 billion, and it will exceed 8 billion and perhaps even 10 billion early in the next century. How will these vast numbers reshape the world's borders, strain an already fragile ecosystem, and remake politics? New technologies are even now replacing traditional work with radically new systems of production and communication, promising enormous changes in both industrial and traditional agricultural societies.
0394584430
Twenty-first century
Population
Technology--Social aspects
Social change
International relations
Economic forecasting
303.490905
Preparing for the Twenty-First Century - New York Random House Publisher 1993 - xi,429 Pages 24x16 cm HB
Include Graphs, Notes, Bibliography and Index
Human history has always been shaped by the growth and migration of populations, by the opportunities and constraints provided by the environment, and by the rise of new technologies. Today, these forces are enmeshed in a state of unprecedented turbulence. World population has more than doubled in the past forty years to reach its current level of 5.5 billion, and it will exceed 8 billion and perhaps even 10 billion early in the next century. How will these vast numbers reshape the world's borders, strain an already fragile ecosystem, and remake politics? New technologies are even now replacing traditional work with radically new systems of production and communication, promising enormous changes in both industrial and traditional agricultural societies.
0394584430
Twenty-first century
Population
Technology--Social aspects
Social change
International relations
Economic forecasting
303.490905