The extreme future : the top trends that will reshape the world for the next 5, 10, and 20 years /

Canton, James.

The extreme future : the top trends that will reshape the world for the next 5, 10, and 20 years / James Canton. - New York : Dutton, c2006. - x, 371 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Introduction : the White House -- Welcome to the extreme future -- Fueling the future -- Finding prosperity : the innovation economy -- Help wanted : the future of the workforce -- Outliving the future : longevity medicine -- Tomorrow's climate -- Cultures in collision : the future of globalization -- Securing the future -- Weird science : what's next? -- Invisible war : the future of the individual -- Dancing dragon : the future of China -- future of America and democracy -- Acknowledgments -- Index. ch. 1. ch. 2. ch. 3. ch. 4. ch. 5. ch. 6. ch. 7. ch. 8. ch. 9. ch. 10. ch. 11. ch. 12. The

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Twenty-first century--Forecasts.
Social change--Forecasting.
Social prediction.
Economic forecasting.
Science--Forecasting.
Vingt et uniáeme siáecle--Prâevisions.
Changement social--Prâevision.
Prâevision sociale.
Prâevision âeconomique.
Sciences--Prâevision.

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