Archives for the 'Demographic Trends' Category
More About the Growth of the Middle Class
Knowledge at Wharton published an interesting article about the growth of the middle class in the world, which will be very strong in China and India.
Inteview with Don Tapscott
A very interesting conversation with Don Tapscott, author of Wikinomics.
Some of the topics covered:
The relationship between technology and business.
“The Perfect Storm”: The changes in technology (Internet), demographics, society, and economics.
The paradigm shifts.
Music should be a service, not a good.
The power of mass collaboration.
Opening the boundaries of the companies.
Google is a digital conglomerate with software, advertising, […]
The Middle Class is Growing
With the growth of China and India, the middle class is growing in the world. One of the consequences of this growth is the increasing price of food and other products. This great article explains this phenomenon with more details.
“The Rise and the Fall of the Shopping Mall”
The Economist published a very interesting article about how Shopping Centers are disappearing in the US, or at least changing their public. It seems that the changes in the habits of the different social classes and races of the US, are having an influence on the development, the nature, and the declination of Shopping Malls.
Americans Spending More On Pets
Expenses on pet products are increasing in many countries. One of the reasons is the lower birth rate per family. In many homes, there are less children and more pets.
Business Week includes an article about increasing expenses on pets in the US.
