The Futures Of The Human Race

The Futures Of The Human Race
A book by Michael Godfrey Bell

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CONTENTS

Preface	The Journey To 2060
Introduction	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
	BOOK ONE: 2007 - GLOBALIZATION
Chapter One	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
Chapter Two	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
Chapter Three	Fiscal Globalization Introduction Offshore Corporate Taxation Personal Taxation Global Fiscal Organizations
Chapter Four	Globalization Of Law And Dispute Resolution Introduction The Origins Of Law International Legal Organizations
Chapter Five	Political Globalization Introduction The Purposes Of Government Globalization Of Defence Globalization Of Monetary And Fiscal Affairs Models For Supra-National Government Global Government
Chapter Six	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
Chapter Seven	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
	BOOK TWO: NEW HUMAN BEINGS, 2020 to 2060
Chapter Eight	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
Chapter Nine	Language And Other Cultural Artefacts Introduction Language Parenting And Education Sport Newspapers, Television and the Movies The Internet The Arts Religion Politics
Chapter Ten	Gaia And Other Global Stoppers Introduction Gaia - The Planet Fights Back Too Many People A Tale Of Two Religions Stephen Hawkings' Meteorite The Bomb
Chapter Eleven	Mechanisms Of Human Evolution In The 21st Century Introduction Evolutionary Mechanisms Until 2060 Darwinian Evolution Bionics Robotics Gene Therapy And Manipulation Cultural Change
Chapter Twelve	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
Chapter Thirteen	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
	BOOK THREE: 2160 - A VISION OF THE FUTURE
Chapter Fourteen	The 21st Century - Narrative The Stars The Earth The Planets Humans Non-Humans Governance Nation States Food Animals Sport and Entertainment Business
Chapter Fourteen: Table	Chronology - 2010 To 2160
	APPENDICES
Appendix 1	List of global organizations Economic Organizations Cultural Organizations Legal Organizations Political Organizations
Appendix 2	References
Appendix 3	Virtual Internet Communities (VICs)
Appendix 4	Corporate Taxation
Appendix 5	Some Advanced Technologies Genetic Manipulation Duke University: Remote Control By Monkeys RCRs, RCCs and Eclones: Their Development, Capabilities and Uses
Index

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