Podcast: Clint Laurent of Global Demographics

08/09/2013 | by

Allen Kenney

Clint Laurent on important trends in global demographcs.

Clint Laurent, managing director of Global Demographics Ltd., is featured in the latest edition of the NAREIT Podcast.

Laurent’s 2012 book Tomorrow’s World sketched out a preview of what the global socio-economic structure might look like 20 years from now, as well as the implications for top decision makers.

In the podcast, Laurent discusses some of the most important trends—and misconceptions—that will define the global economy in the next two decades.

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Podcast: Clint Laurent of Global Demographics

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