PRAISE FOR THE WORLD IN 2050: A dazzling history of the future – Hamish McRae has given us a tour de force.

Tim Harford

Wholeheartedly recommended … exceptionally stimulating … a cornucopia of well-reasoned, insightful analysis.

Ian Harwood, The Society of Professional Economists

Exceptionally wide ranging, deeply thoughtful and well written ... We cannot predict the future, but fortunately we can read Hamish McRae's masterful analysis to anticipate, understand and shape it.

Ian Goldin, Professor of Globalisation and Development, University of Oxford

Looking into the future takes courage and insight and fortunately Hamish McRae has both. In this engrossing book, he draws on a wealth of research to examine the great trends that are shaping our world and help us to understand where we are going.

Margaret MacMillan

Praise for The World in 2020:

Each page bristles with insights. Everybody who is thoughtful about the future should read this book

Sunday Times

A rare combination of economics, political judgement and human values

Anthony Sampson