A New Novel About a Dystopian Future Offers Fresh Insights into the Causes of World Poverty
What if by 2050, the world as we know it had radically changed and there were a unified global government? Rani Celia Isaac asks readers to imagine that scenario in her new novel, The Philanthropist: Our World in 2050. It’s easier to do than one might think. In the wake of a third World War, a single world government and a single currency have been established. The planet’s human population has reached eight billion, and nearly all of those people live in abject poverty. This dystopian future is what the world could face, Isaac warns, if humanity cannot free itself from the control of the entrenched political and economic interests that benefit from the world’s current political and economic conditions.
However, in the world of The Philanthropist there is hope: the potential exists for everyone in the world to have enough to eat, clean water, access to energy, and even basic education and healthcare. Adrienne Morgan, a wealthy aristocrat living apart from the rest of the world, is the unlikely person who might be able to help usher in equality. When the disappearance of her brother causes her to begin questioning the structure of society, her search for the truth reveals the web of ignorance, greed, and crime that keeps so many people from accessing the most basic necessities, while the privileged few live in unparalleled luxury. Adrienne knows she must become a global leader in order to help bring about the changes to the social order that will be needed to provide a decent life for everyone.
Rani Celia Isaac’s first foray into fiction is a gripping tale of one person’s fight to end injustice and inequality. She is an economist and an award-winning writer of non-fiction. Now this expert economist has turned to fiction to explore the forces that keep our highly sophisticated science and technology from delivering long-term solutions to the planet’s greatest problems. And her experience in business and government enables her to create a realistic portrait of a bleak possible future. The Philanthropist is not only an entertaining tale, it is also an insightful and important look at what needs to be done to create a future of equality and opportunity for everyone in the global community.
Rani Celia Isaac
Rani Celia Isaac began writing non-fiction as a business and economics journalist. She began working as an economist soon after earning an International MBA. She’s currently a Senior Economist for the California Department of Insurance. Feeling the need for a medium that gave her greater freedom to discuss current economic and political trends and suggest solutions to the world’s economic and political problems, she decided to write her first novel. The result of her efforts is The Philanthropist: Our World in 2050.