This study outlines the status of livelihoods today, and explores emerging trends in the economy, technology, demography, environment, security and governance which could impact livelihoods in the future. it asks how we can build secure livelihoods; how societies will adapt to the coming...

List of tables and figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Economic structure, the international economy, and social-order development -- Data description, measurement, and case selection -- The international economy and political economy in the post-socialist region : an historical...