{"product_id":"transition-science-in-the-economy-fernando-c-gaspar-9798274564830","title":"Transition Science in the Economy: How Five Global Shifts Are Collapsing the Middle Class and Rewriting Prosperity and Power","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor most of the twentieth century, GDP was treated as the ultimate scoreboard of progress. Today, it can rise while the climate destabilises, housing becomes unaffordable, critical infrastructure turns fragile and the middle class erodes. \u003ci\u003eTransition Science in the Economy\u003c\/i\u003e explains why the old compass no longer works - and what should replace it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFernando C. Gaspar introduces \u003cb\u003eTransition Science\u003c\/b\u003e, a new way of reading the global economy through five interdependent transitions: the \u003cb\u003eGreen Transition\u003c\/b\u003e, the \u003cb\u003eDigital Transition\u003c\/b\u003e, the \u003cb\u003eTransition to a New Globalization\u003c\/b\u003e, the \u003cb\u003eWar Economy Transition\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003eHousing Crisis Transition\u003c\/b\u003e. At the core of the book is the \u003cb\u003eAWTY Index\u003c\/b\u003e (\"Are We There Yet?\"), built from more than \u003cb\u003e150,000 country-year observations for 169 economies between 1990 and 2024\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGaspar shows how these transitions create \u003cb\u003enew development traps\u003c\/b\u003e inside both advanced and emerging economies, and why the middle class is increasingly \"measured out\" of prosperity. He combines rigorous data with accessible storytelling, country examples and practical playbooks for governments, firms, investors and institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for decision-makers who cannot afford to be surprised by the next shock - and for readers who suspect that growth statistics are hiding as much as they reveal. It offers a transparent, reproducible way to measure transition readiness and to turn metrics into momentum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fernando C. Gaspar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798274564830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Fernando C. Gaspar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083814576383,"sku":"9798274564830","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/transition-science-in-the-economy-fernando-c-gaspar-9798274564830","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}