The Era of Global Transition Crises and Opportunities in the New World [Hardcover]

Davies explores and questions the central business challenges of a world in transition. Having shifted from a unipolar world dominated by the USA to a new untested multi-polar environment, we must continue to learn about the economic landscape that will in fluctation for the next decade.Introduction Is this the End of History? What does a World in Transition Look Like? Will the Emerging Economies be the New Engine of Growth? Is the World Entering a New Low Growth Era? What is the Future of Consumerism? Is there a Future for the Services-based Economy? New Politics  will the Past Return? Glimpses into the Future Watching the Waves Break

In a world of continual change and upheaval, the greatest value that a book such as this can provide to a reader is to challenge conventional wisdom and provide a basis to develop new thinking. Robert Davies has done this. Read this book and you'll think differently about the world afterwards. Professor Scott Moeller, Director, M&A Research Centre, Cass Business School

Dr. Davies gives us a thought-provoking look at the world's emerging economic, political and social structures that challenges popular assumptions and traditional views about the shape of our future world and the paths we may take to get there. This book will change the way you think about how the world works. A must-read for leaders looking to steer global organizations through the uncertainty of a world in transition. Steven Spano, President, Generali UK

Robert Davies provokes the reader in a manner that no business thinker has succeeded in doing since Michael Porter revolutionised our understanding of competitive strategy. After reading this book, the jigsaw pieces of the new world order that include the Euro Crisis, nationalism, religion and secularism will lock together to build a route map to the future. Sam Kingston, Managing Director T-Systems

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