title: Predictions and Hopes: Global Political Economy Dynamics of the Next Ten Years
abstract: Predictions and hopes are different things. Predictions are based on past empirical observations. They single out what seem to be essential variables and the relationships between them and assume that their importance will prevail in the future. Hopes add a component to a prediction, namely an evaluation, which refers back to the entity that produces the prediction. More favourable predictions are hoped to become a reality while others, which would see the entity in a worse position, are not hop
journal: Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal