2030: How Modern Trends Influence Each Other and Our Future

In less than ten years, our planet will change beyond recognition. Retirees who have accumulated substantial capital and the middle class from India and China will shape the development of the global consumer market, an industrial revolution will occur in Africa, women will surpass men on the lists of the richest people, there will be more robots than workers in factories, and the main problems facing humanity will be climate change and access to clean water. Professor Mauro Guillen of the Wharton School of Business, a recognized expert in global market trends, believes that the only way to understand global transformations is to think outside the box. Instead of focusing on a single trend, such as global warming or the rise of illiberal regimes, Guillen urges us to consider the dynamic interaction of a number of factors that will converge in 2030. This book is a compass for those who want to prepare for monumental changes and understand how to act and what to refrain from in new circumstances.