Megatrends Asia

Within five years, predicts bestselling author John Naisbitt, a new commonwealth of Asian nations will become the dominant economic, political, and cultural influence in the world. Writing in the same vein as his previous Megatrends bestsellers, Naisbitt reveals the explosive changes currently taking place in Asia and describes how this global shift will affect the rest of the world.

In this, "the mother of all megatrends books" (Wall Street Journal), John Naisbitt, the trend forecaster known throughout the world for his accuracy and acuity, turns hi attention to the explosive events occurring in Asia, and reveals the impact this area of the world will have on global economics, politics, and culture.

Publishers Weekly

Bestselling prognosticator Naisbitt (Megatrends 2000) predicts that the West-and even Japan-will be left behind as the countries of Southeast Asia, led by China and a collaborative network of ``overseas Chinese'' entrepreneurs in Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore increasingly gain economic power. The global axis of power and influence has already shifted from West to East, in his assessment, and the principal trends underlying Asia's rapid modernization include a shift from central government control to free-market economies, the emergence of female entrepreneurs, mass migration to cities and a resurgent individualistic spirit that rejects welfarism. Naisbitt, who has been based in Malaysia for more than a year, peppers this upbeat and optimistic, if shallow, report with sweeping predictions and snap analyses that seem to hit and miss their targets in equal measure. 125,000 first printing; $100,000 ad/promo; first serial to Working Woman. (Jan.)