Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-257) and index.

Part I. The four disruptive forces. 1. Beyond Shanghai: the age of urbanization -- 2. The tip of the iceberg: accelerating technological change -- 3. Getting old isn't what it used to be: responding to the challenges of an aging world -- 4. Trade, people, finance, and data: greater global connections -- Part II. Intuition resets. 5. The next three billion: tapping the power of the new consuming class -- 6. Reversing the cycle: resource opportunity -- 7. End of an era: farewell to increasingly cheaper capital? -- 8. The jobs gap: overcoming dislocation in the labor market -- 9. From minnows to sharks: rise of new competitors and a changing basis of competition -- 10. Policy matters: challenges for society and governance -- Concluding thoughts.