What will planet Earth be like in twenty years? At mid-century? In the
year 2100? Prescient and convincing, this book is a must-read for anyone
concerned about the future. Never has the world offered more promise
for the future and been more fraught with dangers. Attali anticipates an
unraveling of American hegemony as transnational corporations sever the
ties linking free enterprise to democracy. World tensions will be
primed for horrific warfare for resources and dominance. The ultimate
question is: Will we leave our children and grandchildren a world that
is not only viable but better, or in this nuclear world bequeath to them
a planet that will be a living hell? Either way, he warns, the time to
act is now.
