Global Trends and Transformations in Culture, Business, and Technology, 2nd Edition

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Half-Title Page
3. Title Page
4. Copyright
5. Description
6. Contents
7. Chapter 1 Global Demographic Trends
   1. An Incredible Growth of Human Population
   2. The Diverging Growth Rates: Sub-Saharan Africa and India Are the Fastest Growing Areas
   3. Aging Populations: All Areas of the World Are Aging Fast, Except Africa
   4. Urbanization: 2.5 Billion Will Be Urbanized by 2050
   5. Global Migration: Poverty, Instability, and High Birth Rates
   6. The Demographics of Faith and Religious Affiliations: The Revival of God
   7. The Languages of Present and Future
   8. References
8. Chapter 2 Globalization: Transformations and Consequences
   1. Different Views on Globalization
   2. Globalization and the Changing Role of Nation-States
   3. A New Balance of Economic Power
   4. Pressure on Wages, Employment, and Social Welfare
   5. Living in an Age of Insecurity and Uncertainty
   6. The Decline of Interstate Wars and the Rise of Intrastate Conflicts
   7. Time–Space Compression
   8. References
9. Chapter 3 Culture in the Contemporary World
   1. Convergence, Divergence, and Cultural Mélange
   2. Diversity, Multiculturalism, and the Lack of Social Cohesion
   3. The Clash of Cultures/Civilizations
   4. Temporal Acceleration
   5. Short-Termism and Myopic Management
   6. Transformation of Cultural Values
   7. The Culture of McDonaldization
   8. References
10. Chapter 4 The Changing Landscape of Global Affairs
    1. A Multipolar World Order
    2. What Decline? Do Not Bet Against America!
    3. The European Union: An Economic Giant and a Political Dwarf
    4. The Rise of Nonstate Actors
    5. A Comeback of Nuclear Arsenals
    6. References
11. Chapter 5 Challenges to Security and Governance
    1. The Hybrid Warfare
    2. The Rise of Asymmetrical Warfare
    3. Cyberattack and Cyber-Espionage
    4. The Global Terrorism
    5. The Fragile and Failing States
    6. Transnational Organized Crime
    7. The Maritime Piracy
    8. References
12. Chapter 6 The Environmental Degradation
    1. The Many Faces of Environmental Degradation
    2. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    3. Air Pollution
    4. Global Warming
    5. Water Pollution
    6. Land Degradation
    7. Soil Pollution
    8. E-Waste
    9. Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification
    10. Biosphere Deterioration
    11. The Drivers of Environmental Degradation
    12. The Consequences of Environmental Degradation
    13. Global Perils of Water Scarcity
    14. References
13. Chapter 7 The Giant Corporations
    1. An Incredible Concentration of Power and Wealth
    2. Doing More With Less: More Revenues and Fewer Employees
    3. The Winner-Take-All Capitalism
    4. The Decline of Small Business
    5. Eroding the State Sovereignty and Diluting the Nationhood
    6. Aggravating Economic Inequality
    7. The Rise of Emerging Markets’ Multinationals
    8. References
14. Chapter 8 The Inequality, the Wealth Concentration, and the Super-rich
    1. The Rise of Economic Inequality in America
    2. The Economic Inequality Across the World
    3. The Causes of Inequality
    4. The Consequences of Inequality
    5. The Plutocrats or the Global Super-rich
    6. The Popular Myths About Wealth and Poverty
    7. References
15. Chapter 9 The Global Health and Well-Being
    1. Increasing Life Expectancy and Aging Populations
    2. The Increased Incidence of Noncommunicable Diseases
    3. The Risks of Pandemics
    4. The Upsurge in the Medication Expenditure
    5. The Rising Cost of Care and Shortage of Health Care Workers
    6. Toward the Globalization of the Health Care Sector
    7. The Digitization of Health Care
    8. Toward a Personalized, Precise, and Robotic Medicine
    9. Nano-Medicine
    10. References
16. Chapter 10 Food and Agriculture
    1. Global Patterns of Hunger and Undernourishment
    2. Growing Demand for Food
    3. Global Dietary Changes
    4. Rising Productivity Gaps Between the Developed and Developing Economies
    5. Emerging Techniques in Agriculture and Food Production
    6. Limited Arable Land and Application of Fertilizers
    7. Consolidation of Food Production and Distribution Systems
    8. References
17. Chapter 11 The Sharing Economy
    1. Rise of Sharing Economy
    2. The Essence of Sharing Economy
    3. A New Economic Logic
    4. The Drivers of Sharing Economy
    5. Four Industries Revolutionized by the Sharing Economy
    6. The Consequences of Sharing Economy
    7. References
18. Chapter 12 The Fourth Industrial Revolution
    1. The Making of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
    2. The Implications of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
    3. The Industrial Internet
    4. Managing the Fourth Industrial Revolution
    5. References
19. Chapter 13 The Gig Economy
    1. The Rise of the Gig Economy
    2. Context of the Gig Economy
    3. The Dark Side of the Gig Economy
    4. Implications of the Gig Economy for Businesses
    5. References
20. Chapter 14 Consumers and Consumption
    1. Surge in the Global Middle Class and the Shift of Consumption From West to East
    2. The Growing Importance of Cities as Centers of Consumption
    3. The Shortening Product Life Cycles
    4. Digitization of Consumption
    5. Consumers’ Attention as a Precious Commodity
    6. References
21. Chapter 15 Labor, Work Organization, and Education
    1. The Slowdown in Labor Growth and Aging Workforce in the United States
    2. Growing Importance of Cognitive Skills and Education Attainment
    3. The Move Toward Flattened, Fluid, and Flexible Organizations of Work
    4. Growing Diversity of the Workforce
    5. Automation Is Expected to Displace a Huge Number of Jobs in the Short- and Mid-Term
    6. References
22. Chapter 16 Innovation and Research
    1. The Shifting Landscape of Global Innovation
    2. The Dependence of Innovation on Higher Education and Immigration
    3. The Increasing Importance of Corporate Innovation
    4. Frugal and Reverse Innovation Models
    5. Innovation as Competitive Advantage
    6. The Global Map of Innovation
    7. References
23. Chapter 17 Emerging Technologies
    1. Automation and Robotics
    2. Data and Connectivity
    3. Interfaces and Visualization
    4. Materials
    5. Energy and Resources
    6. References
24. About the Author
25. Index
26. Backcover