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The future in plain sight : nine clues to the coming chaos

Title
The future in plain sight : nine clues to the coming chaos / Eugene Linden.
Author
Linden, Eugene.
Publication
New York : Simon & Schuster, [1998], ©1998.

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282 pages; 25 cm
Subject
Note
  • Includes index.
Contents
Pt. I. Nine Clues to the Future. 1. Hot-Tempered Markets. 2. Karachi and Curitiba. 3. No "Vent for Surplus" 4. The Ubiquitous Wage Gap. 5. A Warning from the Ice. 6. A Biosphere in Disarray. 7. Living with Limits: A Preview. 8. Infectious Disease Resurgent. 9. The Rise of the True Believers. 10. Looking Forward -- Pt. II. Scenes from 2050. 11. London: The Vicars of Finance. 12. The Philippines: Ruin, Rice, and Rebirth. 13. California: The Fog Lifts. 14. Oaxaca, Mexico: The Poorest Find a Way. 15. New York City: Advertising Adapts. 16. Central Africa: Nature Out of Balance. 17. Kansas: Trouble on the Farm. 18. Antarctica Stirs -- Pt. III. The Case for Instability. The Case for Instability.
ISBN
0684811332
LCCN
98007080
OCLC
ocm38948160
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries