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24 alternatives to Whither the World: The Political Economy of the Future

What's the future?

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Whither the World: The Political Economy of the Future launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Industries of the Future▲60

   Exploring the tech and economic trends of next 10 years

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Truth, Errors, and Lies: Politics and Economics in a Volatil▲56

   Politics and Economics of the Future

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work▲64

   A bold new manifesto for life after capitalism.

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Competing for the Future▲54

   The art of planning for the future

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Age of Optimists▲60

   Quantitative Glimpse of Tech's Political Endgame

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Who Owns the Future?▲66

   The concentration of money and power in our digital networks

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Misfit Economy▲81

   Innovation on the fringe...

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future▲67

   Information technology will transform capitalism

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future ▲61

   An optimistic road map for the future

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The End of Alchemy▲60

    Money, banking, and the future of the global economy

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Netocracy▲56

    The new power elite and life after capitalism

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    WTF? What's the Future and Why It's Up To Us▲142

    From the WTF? economy to the Next Economy

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Powering the Future▲88

    How we will fuel the civilization of tomorrow

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Technotopia▲96

    A book about how the future is going to be pretty awesome.

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Zero-Sum Society▲61

    Distribution and the possibilities for economic change

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Cosmopolis▲66

    The hidden agenda of modernity

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Collapse▲68

    How societies choose to fail and succeed

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Who Owns the Future▲68

    Dare to rethink how we reward people on the internet

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Physics of the Future▲73

    How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Real World of Technology ▲62

    The complex relationship between technology and society

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Great Race▲60

    The global quest for the car of the future

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Inevitable▲66

    The 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Saving Capitalism▲57

    For the many, not the few

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History▲60

    A major book about the future of the world

    2015 · its alternatives →

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