Daniel Altman Boeken

"Informative and accessible, penetrating and provocative. . . . A first-rate guide to global trends." —NPR.org 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 come—where will the long-term 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 to pose the question of whether our political and economic institutions are up to the task. Outrageous Fortunes tells which industries will grow, which economies will crumble, which investments will pay off, and where the next big crisis may occur. Altman's carefully reasoned text is an essential guide for the road ahead, and in a new preface written for this edition, he shows how these trends are revealing themselves in today's global economy.

Oil prices go up, the stock market goes down. Currency exchange rates fluctuate and new technologies are changing the way we do business. What if you could look behind the headlines of the global economy? Instead of listening to pundits, politicians, and protestors, you could see first-hand how everyone from migrant workers to central bank governors live their lives. Now you can. Having chosen June 15, 2005, as the focal point for his book, Altman contacted dozens of people from all corners of the world and all levels of the economy, from factory workers and currency traders to CEOs and entrepreneurs, asking them for first-person narratives of their activities on that one day. Starting with their stories and keying his chapters to the headlines of the day, Altman takes on pressing questions in new ways: Can poor countries become rich too quickly? Can corruption ever be a good thing? Do companies need crises in order to stay competitive? What determines the global economic pecking order? Along the way, you'll find quick guides to the fundamental markets that link the global economy together: stocks, credit, currencies, and oil. Most importantly, you'll learn how the billions of decisions taken by individuals can and do change the future. This book is part travel guide, part owner's manual - an essential road map for every citizen of the global economy in the 21st century.

Las 12 asombrosas tendencias que remodelar&án la econom&ía global En un mundo inmerso en la mayor recesi&ón econ&ómica desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el periodista Daniel Alman, autor del bests&éller mundial Conectados, toma la palabra una vez m&ás para informarnos de los retos y las oportunidades que, como individuos y como naciones, vamos a afrontar en los pr&óximos treinta a&ños. Economista de prestigio mundial, Altman ofrece doce l&úcidas predicciones sobre los cambios cr&íticos que a&ún nos aguardan: el r&ápido declive de China tras el auge actual, la desintegraci&ón de la Uni&ón Europea como entidad econ&ómica, la supervivencia del capitalismo, los efectos de los fuertes movimientos migratorios ...& Imprescindible tanto para las instituciones pol&íticas y econ&ómicas como para el gran p&úblico, la obra de Altman constituye una herramienta indispensable para que los gobiernos, los individuos y las empresas por un igual sean capaces de tomar decisiones inteligentes a largo plazo, que permitan a las naciones y a los ciudadanos hacerse un lugar en la inevitable reordenaci&ón del sistema mundial.&

Daniel Altman betrachtet 14 Schlagzeilen der Wirtschaftspresse eines einzigen Tages. Es sind 14 Schnappschüsse von internationalen Wirtschaftsereignissen – doch Altman verlangsamt die Zeit und geht jedem Ereignis intensiv auf den Grund. Sei es in Schweden, Syrien oder der Schweiz: Altman analysiert Zusammenhänge, deckt Hintergründe auf und lässt Beteiligte zu Wort kommen. In diesem Flug rund um den Erdball breitet sich das Bild der unendlich verflochtenen globalen Wirtschaft vor den Augen des Lesers aus, in der kein Ereignis, kein Akteur ohne Bedeutung ist. Ein faszinierender Einblick in das Funktionieren der globalen Wirtschaft!