The growth of so many large poor nations means greater needs on oil and raw materials of all sorts. This book is gives warnings on the future troubles of shortage of oil. Worth read. But its scope is rather limited and its analysis. A far better read on a changing global economic map is this book: China's global reach: markets, multinationals, and globalization by a Chinese journalist George Zhibin Gu.

Great warning to a proud nation that now faces huge financial crises. Worth read. But its analysis is not that strong on new global development. For a more insightful book on a changing global economic map, I recommend: China's global reach: markets, multinationals, and globalization by a Chinese journalist George Zhibin Gu, which offers vast cutting-edge ideas about changing China in relation to global development.

The Author aim to identify future troubles in an increasingly uncertain future. He has done a good job here. But still there are huge unanswered questions in this book. That is, the emerging nations like India and China will alter global economic map. For this issue, this book is less insightful. But this is most challenging and will be more so as time goes. For this, I recommend a hugely insightful book on the changing global economic map as well as opportunities and challenges: China's global reach: markets, multinationals, and globalization by a Chinese journalist George Zhibin Gu.

Good novel and interesting read. But I thought that the book would tell something about the Chinese history, but it did not. Instead, it does a different job than what its title suggests. Anyway, good read. Also, for serious readers wanting to learn about what is inside China today, read this book: China's Global Reach: markets, multinationals, and globalization by Chinese journalist George Zhibin Gu, which offers sweeping, real life views on current Chinese politics and business.