Research and analysis

World trade: possible futures

Report exploring how world trade might change between now and 2020.

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World trade: possible futures

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This report explores the possible future courses of world trade using 4 contrasting scenarios:

  • global innovation
  • global citizen
  • de-globalisation
  • fragile alliances

These illustrate how world trade might develop between now and 2020.

Published 30 June 2009