The next boom what you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025 Plunkett, Jack W. creator text bibliography txu Houston, Tex BizExecs Press c2010 2010 monographic eng
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274 p. ; 24 cm. Plunkett demonstrates that we are on the verge of a period of major economic growth, and presents a panorama of carefully documented developments in areas including energy, health care, education, demographics, global trade, evolving consumer habits, technologies and the rapidly-growing global middle class. Introduction -- People. Newly born Americans, aging baby boomers and why America's soaring population is a huge advantage ; Consumers and customers; savers and spenders: what they want and how they are changing the world around you -- Places. Global trade 2.0 and the phone ladies of Bangladesh ; The global middle class and their growing mountain of money: fuel for the boom -- Things. Competition, innovation and entrepreneurship: how we're going to solve the world's biggest problems and create vast wealth in the process ; Always on, always with you and always getting smaller (or: Better, faster, smaller, cheaper) ; Energy: why things are a lot better than you might think ; Adventures in health care: $175,000 worth of proton beams and Dr. Shetty's $2,000 heart surgery -- Change. Education, generations and change -- Epilogue. 2026. Jack W. Plunkett. Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-251) and index. Business planning Business forecasting Technological innovations Forecasting Planificación empresarial Innovaciones tecnológicas Pronósticos HD 30.28 P737n 2010 9781608799992 2011280025 BTCTA 170619 20230411090122.0 16749114 eng