Preface

A Brief History Of Human Society 1.4m BC To 2007

• The Role Of Consciousness In Society
• Evolution Of Human Groups Into Settled Communities
• Collective Institutions Preceded The Nation State
• The Invention Of Printing And The Development Of The 'ESS'
• Emergence Of The Nation State
• Moral Provisioning Under The Nation State
• The Failure of the State
• Globalization
• After The Nation State

Economic Globalization

• Introduction
• Exchange In Early Groups
• Trade: Genetic or Cultural?
• The Beginnings of Trade
• Trade Before Law
• The Advantages Of Free Trade
• The Economic Weapons Of Nationalism
• The Market Fights Back
• The Global 'Multilateral' Economic Organizations
• Regional International Economic Bodies
• Sectoral International Economic Groupings
• Disintermediation: The Growth Of International Financial Markets

Cultural Globalization

• What Is Culture, Anyway?
• Introduction
• Human Consciousness as the Receptacle of Culture
• The Role Of The Nation State In Establishing Cultural Uniformity
• The Beginning of the End for National Consciousness
• The Internet
• The Future of Language as a Cultural Marker
• Organizational and Commercial Trends Towards Cultural Globalization:
• Education
• Health
• Sport

Fiscal Globalization

• Introduction
• Offshore
• Corporate Taxation
• Personal Taxation
• Global Fiscal Organizations

Globalization Of Law And Dispute Resolution

• Introduction
• The Origins Of Law
• International Legal Organizations

Political Globalization

• Introduction
• The Purposes Of Government
• Globalization Of Defence
• Globalization Of Monetary And Fiscal Affairs
• Models For Supra-National Government
• Global Government

The World Trade Organization

• Introduction
• World Trade
• History Of The WTO
• The Structure Of The WTO
• The WTO's Agreements
• How The WTO Works
• Regional And Bi-Lateral Pacts And Groupings
• The Future Of The WTO

The Internet

• Introduction
• The 'Groupishness' Of The Internet
• The Internet and the Nation State
• The Internet As A Provider Of Morality
• Alternative Social Models On The Internet
• Deception on the Internet
• The Springs Of Social Behaviour On And Off The Internet
• The Role of the Internet in the Delivery of Moral Conduct
• The Role of the Internet in Human Evolution

The Future Of The State

• Introduction
• The Individual And The State
• The Shape of World Government To Come
• Competition Between Nation States
• The Globalization Of Taxation
• Models of Global Governance
• What Is Left For Nation States?
• Human Rights In Governance
• Human Freedoms
• The Individual In A Globalized World

Language And Other Cultural Artefacts

• Introduction
• Language
• Parenting And Education
• Sport
• Newspapers, Television and the Movies
• The Internet
• The Arts
• Religion
• Politics

Gaia And Other Global Stoppers

• Introduction
• Gaia - The Planet Fights Back
• Too Many People
• A Tale Of Two Religions
• Stephen Hawkings' Meteorite
• The Bomb

Mechanisms Of Human Evolution In The 21st Century

• Introduction
• Evolutionary Mechanisms Until 2060
• Darwinian Evolution
• Bionics
• Robotics
• Gene Therapy And Manipulation
• Cultural Change

Future Roads For The Human Psyche

• Introduction
• Today's Options For A Human Individual
• Improving The Human Brain
• Virtual Internet Communities
• Remote Cognitive Representations
• The World In 2040
• After 2060

Reinventing People - Robots, Cloning, Downloading

• Introduction
• Why Should We Want To Change Ourselves?
• How We May Change Ourselves
• Children And The Human Genome
• The Dark Side Of Change
• People Won't Have To 'Work' But Must Contribute

The 21st Century - Narrative

• The Stars
• The Earth
• The Planets
• Humans
• Non-Humans
• Governance
• Nation States
• Food
• Animals
• Sport and Entertainment
• Business

List of global organizations

• Economic Organizations
• Cultural Organizations
• Legal Organizations
• Political Organizations

Some Advanced Technologies

• Genetic Manipulation
• Duke University: Remote Control By Monkeys
• RCRs, RCCs and Eclones: Their Development, Capabilities and Uses