The book prepared by a team of IMEMO researchers consists of two parts. Part 1 is devoted to the forecast of the trends that will determine the world economic development (globalization, innovation dynamics, shifts in the major sectors of economy, the role of the environmental factor). Part 2 dwells on the dynamics, structure and effectiveness of the economies of the US, the EU, Japan, China, and India. The Supplements contain ample statistical data characterizing the dynamics and structure of the world development through the year 2020. The book will be of interest to economists, government bureaucracy, lecturers, professors and university students.