Michael RoscoeWhy Things Are Going to Get Worse - And Why We Should Be Glad
INTRODUCTION
PART ONE - Why Things Are Bad
CHAPTER 1 - THREE CHARTS
Summary of the problems
CHAPTER 2 - WHAT IS WEALTH?
Basic economics; GDP explained
CHAPTER 3 - WHAT HAPPENS TO WEALTH?
The vanishing trillions
CHAPTER 4 - SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING
An investigation into values
CHAPTER 5 - THE VALUE OF MONEY
A brief history of money and debt
CHAPTER 6 - BETTING NAKED
The growth of finance; derivatives explained
CHAPTER 7 - FROM WAREHOUSE TO WHOREHOUSE
Earlyindustry and the dawn of trade
CHAPTER 8 - MEASURING WEALTH
The accumulation of wealth and the importance of oil
PART TWO- Why It's Going To Get Worse
CHAPTER 9 - WEALTH AND WORK
The productivity problem; was Marx right?
CHAPTER 10 - THE TECHNOLOGY DILEMMA
Why real jobs are in decline
CHAPTER 11 - VIRTUAL VALUES
The internet as job killer
CHAPTER 12 - LIVING IN NEVER-NEVER LAND
Bubble trouble and the debt of nations
CHAPTER 13 - THE DECLINE OF EUROPE
The Eurozone debt problem and lessons from Japan
CHAPTER 14 - A RACE WITH NO WINNERS
The high price of cheap goods
CHAPTER 15 - THE CASE FOR PUBLIC ENTERPRISE
Socialism is not a dirty word
CHAPTER 16 - TEN REASONS...
Why the rich world is getting poorer
PART THREE - Why We Should Be Glad
CHAPTER 17 - ECONOMY OR ECOLOGY?
More jobs, less fossil fuel use
CHAPTER 18 - LIFE WITHOUT OIL
So what are the alternatives to fossil fuels?
CHAPTER 19 - TIME TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM
Re-evaluation of values; jobs first
CHAPTER 20 - JOBS WITHOUT GROWTH
Politics that work, why we need global regulation
CHAPTER 21 - WHERE NEXT?
Likely trends; why the US will stay on top
CHAPTER 22 - IS THERE A BETTER WAY?
CONCLUSIONS
