x The Navigator
will enable the inquisitive to delve far more profoundly into issues of
humankind and the economy, the world and development, and the past
and the future. The bibliography features many original sources along
with links to them, so that a single click often serves to open up impor-
tant source documents. This should be an aid to both researchers and
students.
Finally, the Navigator includes a blog where the unending debate
about the international community, the global economy, and the hu-
man fate can continue to unfold—including our own place in all of this
and our own outlook. In this way, the reader can stay in intellectual
contact with me and with others who fi nd these matters fascinating.
Our Navigator is thus a splendid instrument to aid and enhance our
great, unique journey through time and space—the journey of our
“Wandering World” in its search for a better future.
With the Navigator in hand, or rather under the reader’s fi ngers, it
might be a little easier to fi nd the right way.