Includes bibliographical references (p. [435]-440) and index.

pt. 1. Superscares. Crises -- Money and assets -- Bubbles, scares, and crashes -- pt. 2. Supertrends. Population growth, female emancipation, and aging -- Globalization, urbanization, and wealth explosion -- Intelligence, knowledge, and innovation -- Environmental and resource strain -- pt. 3. Superempires. Tribes and empires -- War, terror, and the bottom billion -- pt. 4. Supersectors. The shape of things to come -- Finance -- Real estate -- Commodities -- Alternative energy -- Genomics and biotechnology -- Information and technology -- Luxury -- Lifestyles -- pt. 5. Superbrains. Intelligence and happiness -- Postscript: looking back to now.