TY - BOOK AU - Kennedy,Paul M. TI - Preparing for the twenty-first century SN - 0006862985 AV - CB161 .K38 U1 - 303.490905 20 PY - 1994/// CY - London PB - Fontana KW - Social change KW - World politics KW - International relations KW - Politique mondiale KW - Relations internationales KW - international relations KW - aat KW - fast KW - Toekomstverwachtingen KW - gtt KW - Economische ontwikkeling KW - Twenty-first century KW - Forecasts KW - nli KW - Forecasting KW - Changement social KW - ram KW - Troisi�eme mill�enaire KW - Pr�evisions N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-405) and index; Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-405) N2 - Following on from his book "The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers", the author looks at the different ways in which "society" prepares itself for the arrival of the 21st century. Digesting and synthesizing developments in population growth, environmental change, biotechnology, robotics, communications technology and global financial markets, this book looks at the possible future for the developed world ER -