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THE GREAT BOOM IS COMING How and where we work and live is about to change drastically. In The Roaring 2000s, Harry S. Dent, Jr., one of the world’s most prescient forecasters, turns his visionary eye to the full spectrum of possibilities that will follow in the wake of a burgeoning turn-of-the-century economy. Dent identifies opportunities, explores trends, and makes concrete predictions. Among them are: A Dow that will reach at least 21,500 and possibly 35,000 by the year 2008 The rise of “gazelles”, small- to medium-sized, high-growth companies that are now creating most of the jobs in this country The Eight Critical Technology Trends Changing How We Live and Work The New American Dream — why changing technologies could mean a return to small-town living, and the nine types of boomtowns that will offer the highest quality of life The New Network Corporation, which features leadership at the center rather than management from the top, and human browser teams that represent customers by connecting them directly to servers or specialized products and experts. These organizations are fast, responsive, and entrepreneurial The Seven Principles of Successful Investing For anyone who wants to take advantage of these invaluable, emerging opportunities, The Roaring 2000s is a necessary guidebook to a not-so-distant future. Contents Introduction Part I: The Roaring 2000s CHAPTER 1: The Greatest Boom in History: 1998 to 2009 CHAPTER 2: How New Generations Drive Economic Revolutions Part II: Life in the Interact Age CHAPTER 3: The Real Information Revolution CHAPTER 4: The Eight critical Technology Trends Changing How We Live and Work Part III: The New Network Corporation CHAPTER 5: Human Browser-Server Organizations That Operate from the Customer Back, Not the Top Down CHAPTER 6: The New Look of Work: Everyone a Business CHAPTER 7: The Secret to Changing Companies CHAPTER 8: The Right-Brain Revolution Part IV: The Next Great Population Shift and Real-Estate Boom CHAPTER 9: The New American Dream: Big-City Incomes, Small-Town Living CHAPTER 10: The Nine Shades of Penturbia: The New-Growth Areas in Real Estate CHAPTER 11: How to Spot Real-Estate Trends and Boomtowns Part V: Investment Strategies for the Roaring 2000s CHAPTER 12: The Seven Principles of Successful Investing Afterword Products and Services from the H. S. Dent Foundation Index
