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Palgrave MacMillan Whither the World The Political Economy of the Future Volume 1 2014 Edition by G. Kolodko
The study deals with challenging questions of long-term future of global economy and the mankind. Focusing not only on what happens in the economic sphere but also on cultural, social, political, demographic, technological, and ecological processes. It employs a holistic approach to answer fundamental questions about the course of the future. Table of contents :- PART I: WHY ECONOMISTS ERR SO OFTEN 1. A Truthful Economics, or the Shoulds and the Realities of Modern Economic Science 2. Blueprint for the Future 3. On Employing Economics to Shape Reality 4. Globalization - an Accident of History? 5. Market versus Government in an Age of Globalization PART II: THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES: WHICH PREVAIL? 6. Economy Without Values is Like Life Without Sense 7. International Agreements and Disagreements