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Contents

Preface

Introduction

PART ONE: WHY THINGS ARE BAD

1 THREE CHARTS

Summary of the problems

2 WHAT IS WEALTH?

Basic economics; GDP explained

3 WHAT HAPPENS TO WEALTH?

The vanishing trillions

4 SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING

An investigation into values

5 THE VALUE OF MONEY

A brief history of money and debt

6 BETTING NAKED

The growth of finance; derivatives explained

7 FROM WAREHOUSE TO WHOREHOUSE

Early industry and the dawn of trade

8 MEASURING WEALTH

The accumulation of wealth and the importance of oil

PART TWO: WHY THINGS ARE GOING TO GET WORSE

9 WEALTH AND WORK

The productivity problem; was Marx right?

10 THE TECHNOLOGY DILEMMA

Why real jobs are in decline

11 VIRTUAL VALUES

The internet as job killer

12 LIVING IN NEVER-NEVER LAND

Bubble trouble and the debt of nations

13 THE DECLINE OF EUROPE

The Eurozone debt problem and lessons from Japan

14 A RACE WITH NO WINNERS

The high price of cheap goods

15 THE CASE FOR PUBLIC ENTERPRISE

Socialism is not a dirty word

16 TEN REASONS WHY THE RICH WORLD IS GETTING POORER

Summary, parts 1&2

PART THREE: WHY WE SHOULD BE GLAD

17 ECONOMY OR ECOLOGY?

More jobs, less fossil-fuel use

18 LIFE WITHOUT OIL

So what are the alternatives to fossil fuels?

19 TIME TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM

Re-evaluation of values; jobs first

20 REDISTRIBUTING WEALTH

Why the rich have too much

21 JOBS WITHOUT GROWTH

Politics that work; why we need global regulation

22 WHERE NEXT?

Likely trends; why the US will stay on top

23 IS THERE A BETTER WAY?

Conclusions

Summary of Part 3

A few words about the author (by the author)

Index