![]() ![]() ![]() Multinational companies expand rapidly in an era of intense innovation and competition.īoth of these scenarios are possible. The resulting decrease in poverty produces a range of social benefits, helping to stabilize many developing regions and reduce civil and cross-border conflicts. China, India, Brazil, and, gradually, South Africa become new engines of global economic growth, promoting prosperity around the world. Now consider this much brighter scenario: Driven by private investment and widespread entrepreneurial activity, the economies of developing regions grow vigorously, creating jobs and wealth and bringing hundreds of millions of new consumers into the global marketplace every year. Multinational companies find it difficult to expand, and many become risk averse, slowing investment and pulling back from emerging markets. Opposition to the global market system intensifies. Terrorism remains a constant threat, diverting significant public and private resources to security concerns. ![]() Deflation continues to threaten, the gap between rich and poor keeps widening, and incidents of economic chaos, governmental collapse, and civil war plague developing regions. Consider this bleak vision of the world 15 years from now: The global economy recovers from its current stagnation but growth remains anemic. ![]()
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