His vision is both highly controversial and deeply fascinating. 🏛️ The Premise: The 9 Waves of the "Merchant Order"
The total triumph of the free market over the state.
He predicts the decline of the American empire, leaving the world without a single dominant center for the first time in centuries. 🔮 The 3 Waves of the Future Une brГЁve histoire de l'avenir
What will the world look like in the coming decades? In his landmark book Une brève histoire de l'avenir , French economist and political thinker Jacques Attali attempts to answer that exact question. By analyzing 4,000 years of human history, Attali extracts patterns to predict the next massive shifts in our global society.
Attali breaks down the next 50+ years into three distinct, successive waves: 1. The Hyperempire His vision is both highly controversial and deeply
A period of massive, decentralized global warfare.
According to Attali, this merchant order has rotated through nine successive geographical "cores" or dominant cities: Bruges Venice Antwerp Genoa Amsterdam London Boston New York (the current ninth core) 🔮 The 3 Waves of the Future What
Attali argues that human history is governed by cycles. He notes that society moved from a "ritual order" (governed by religion) to an "imperial order" (governed by military might), and finally to the current (governed by the free market and capitalism).
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