1. 2050
Source: Frontier Market Asset Management, WDI Database, 2012

2. 2050
Source: Frontier Market Asset Management, WDI Database, 2012

3. “Developed” in 2050….
Source: Frontier Market Asset Management, WDI Database, 2013

4. Gems and Diamonds in the Rough….
Source: Frontier Market Asset Management, WDI Database, 2012

5. 2050
Source: Frontier Market Asset Management, WDI Database, 2012

6. Gems and Diamonds in the Rough….
Source: Frontier Market Asset Management, WDI Database, 2012

7. Culture…? Trust is related to income… and cultural history
Trust is also cultural. It is interesting to consider that some of China’s economic success may have come from its high level of trust.
Democracy & Trust, Mark Warren, 1999

8. Culture…? World Values Survey, 2008
Trust is also cultural. It is interesting to consider that some of China’s economic success may have come from its high level of trust.
World Values Survey, 2008

9. Culture…? Could this reverse…! World Values Survey, 2008
Trust is also cultural. It is interesting to consider that some of China’s economic success may have come from its high level of trust.
World Values Survey, 2008

10. Culture…? Subjective Well Being World Values Survey, 2008
Trust is also cultural. It is interesting to consider that some of China’s economic success may have come from its high level of trust.
World Values Survey, 2008

11. Veto Points
Source: Veto Players, Tsebelis, 2001

12. Optimism – Pew Survey .
A study of global attitudes by the Pew Foundation found that money does buy happiness (at least as measured by satisfaction with your life on a scale of one to ten).

13. Optimism – Pew Survey Kenya
However, the relationship of optimism to income is reversed.

14. Optimism – Pew Survey .
And the question was asked: “Will your children be better off than you?” In Japan 90% said no. In the U.S. 69% said no. The optimists are in the poor world.

15. Optimism: Determination

16. Optimism: Determination

17. Optimism: Determination

18. Here is an image from Beirut, where I went jogging in the early morning and found this graffiti that expressed hope for the world.