economic aspects

Collects twenty essays spanning the career of economist Milton Friedman, discussing politics and economics.

Examines the impact that changes in technology and information systems have had on city planning and design.

Argues that humans will have to keep pace with machines in order to become prosperous in the future and identifies strategies and policies for businesses and individuals to use to combine digital processing power with human ingenuity.

Provides a comprehensive survey into how globalization works and how it might be made to work better, refutes the notion that globalization is the cause of the world's problems, and presents evidence of its beneficial effects on social issues such as poverty, women's rights, and the environment.

Discusses the greatest issues in the world, such as globalization, immigration, and nationalism, and the role that soccer plays.

Discusses what the author calls the revenge effects of increasing technology, considering the four main areas of health and medicine, the environment, the office, and sports, to illustrate why the dream of a self-correcting world is an unachievable illusion.

"Examines the many ways climate change is affecting the entire planet and making life more challenging for all living things"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the years between 1914 and 1932 in the context of American history, discussing how industrialization and urbanization affected the economy and society of the nation.