The coming years could become quite uncomfortable. The computer no longer increases our prosperity as significantly as it has since the 1980s. Economists will be astonished to read here that family quality, values, and our behavior have something to do with economic prosperity. Moreover, in the long term, these are the decisive location factors in the information society. Based on the Kondratieff theory (the theory of long waves), economic journalist Erik Händeler analyzes the current economic situation by looking far back into history. However, he does not limit himself to analysis: whether in education, economic policy, the ailing healthcare system, the stock market, or businesses - in every area of life, he shows the way into the next structural cycle. Ultimately, we determine our own path.