Outrageous Fortunes, Daniel Altman
Outrageous Fortunes, Daniel Altman
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Outrageous Fortunes
The Twelve Surprising Trends That Will Reshape the Global Economy

Author: Daniel Altman

Narrator: William Hughes

Unabridged: 7 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/18/2011

Synopsis

As individuals, companies, and countries struggle to recover from the economic crisis, many are narrowly focused on forecasts for the next week, month, or quarter. Yet they should be asking what the global economy will look like in the years to comewhere will the longterm risks and opportunities arise? These are the questions that Daniel Altman confronts in his provocative and indispensable book. The fate of the global economy, Altman argues, will be determined by deeper factors than those that move markets from moment to moment. His incisive analysis brings together hidden trends, societal pressures, and policy endgames to make twelve surprising but logical predictions about the years ahead. And his forecasts for the future raise a pressing question for today: with so many challenges awaiting us, are our political and economic institutions up to the task? Outrageous Fortunes shows which industries will grow, which economies will crumble, which investments will pay off, and where the next big crisis may occur. Altmans carefully reasoned text is an essential guide for the road ahead.

About Daniel Altman

Daniel Altman received his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard and went on to advise the British government on immigration, crime, and drug regulation. He has written for The Economist and the New York Times, where he was among the youngest members of the editorial board, and he is now a columnist for the International Herald Tribune. He splits his time among New York, Hong Kong, and Buenos Aires.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer (JC-S)

‘At any one moment, there are innumerable possibilities for the state of the global economy.’ Economic predictions are difficult: there’s plenty of data that seems relevant (such as rates of unemployment and inflation and movements on the various world stock markets). But most of these numbers relate......more

Goodreads review by Shaun

I found this book thought-provoking. It's a nice piece of thought leadership, although I don't necessarily agree with all of his trends. Here they are in a nutshell: Part 1: Limits 1. China will get richer and then it will get poorer again. 2. The European Union will disintegrate as an economic entity.......more

Goodreads review by Alberto

A thought provoking book for the macro global picture enthusiast.......more

Goodreads review by Lucy

The book is not revolutionary for those of us who read and subscribe to contrarian finance and thinking. However, it was worth the contextual, succinct global picture shaping the next 20+ years. Main agreements: globalization will continue; there will be lifestyle hubs in parts of the world drawing i......more

Goodreads review by Kathy

What are the long term trends that will affect the global economy and the countries within it? Altman proposes twelve trends but notes that any focus or attention on them could affect whether or not they actually occur. (I wonder if that is what fortune tellers say when you go to see them?) One tren......more

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