In the not-too-distant future, local, village-type economies and small communities will be the way that most Americans live. How will such small-scale communities work in practice and who will create them? Today's teens and young adults -- the Millenials -- will be the pioneers who bring about a social, political and cultural renaissance as America, now fallen, will rise again.
Ed Smith is an author and journalist, and a former international cricketer who has represented England, Cambridge University, Kent and Middlesex. Ed Smith's previous books include Playing Hard Ball, On and Off the Field -- the Wisden Book of the Year and shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year and The Cricket Society Book of the Year Award -- and the critically acclaimed, What Sport Tells Us About Life. After retiring from cricket Ed Smith became a leader writer for The Times. He lives in London.