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 False Economy, Allan Beattie
Why do some countries succeed and others fail? (Hint: It is not their geographic positions or natural assets.) Should a country import its staple food supplies? Why do some cities grow well and others lag behind? What can be done about this?
 The Next Hundred Years, Goerge Friedman
This is a forecast for the 21st century by the founder of Stratford, the world's leading private intelligence and forecasting company.
Knowledge worth having
Gateways Business Book Breakfasts have been held every year from February through November for the past 14 years!
Venue and Date:
Michelangelo Hotel, Sandton Square, WEDNESDAY 7th October 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m
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I look forward to seeing you!
Ian Mann
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False Economy, Allan Beattie
Being richly endowed with oil or diamonds is a great boon to a country, right? (Wrong.) Why is cocaine not grown in Africa? The climate is right and a huge amount of the stuff passes through Africa on its way to Europe. Why do some religions seem to influence the economic success of a country? How bad is corruption to the economy of a country? (Answer: Well, it depends...)
Alan Beattie, the World Trade Editor of the (British) Financial Times, asks odd questions and has profound answers that deeply insightful and enlightening. There are answers to issues of concern to all in business - and his take is so different and refreshing.
Join me at breakfast and find out.
The Next Hundred Years, Goerge Friedman
Using geopolitical theory and huge bodies of data, Friedman he is able to make some insightful forecasts. Geopolitics is concerned with broad impersonal forces that constrain nations and human beings and compel them to act in certain ways. The most brilliant leader of Iceland will never turn it into a world power, while an inept leader of Rome at its height could not undermine Rome's fundamental power.
The winners of the century? This is the American century, its power makes it an unassailable leader that doesn't need to win wars (trade or military), it needs only to disrupt things sufficiently for others to be incapable of building up sufficient strength to challenge it. And then there is Turkey and Poland, the other two major powers, and, no, China is not going to be a big league player.
Find out why. His arguments are based on demography, economics, and geography and are compelling.
Venue and Date:
Michelangelo Hotel, Sandton Square, WEDNESDAY 7th October 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m
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Johannesburg office:- Telephone: 011 788 8903, Fax: 011 788 8908
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