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an intuition reset

Part I. The Four Disruptive Forces

. beyond shanghai:
the age of urbanization

. the tip of the iceberg:

accelerating technological change

. getting old isnt

what it used to b e:
responding to the
challenges of an aging world

. trade, people, finance, and data:

greater global connections

Part II. Intuition Resets

. the next three billion:
tapping the power of the
new consuming class

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. reversing the cycle:

resource opportunity

. end of an era:
farewell to increasingly
cheaper capital?

. the jobs gap:

overcoming dislocation
in the labor market

. from minnows to sharks:

rise of new competitors and a
changing basis of competition

. policy matters:
challenges for society
and governance

concluding thoughts

Acknowledgments, 209
Notes, 213
Selected Bibliography and Further Reading, 253
Index, 259

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