The rise and fall of nations
Subtitle: forces of change in the post-crisis world
By: Ruchir Sharma
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 466
ISBN-13: 9780393248890
Subjects: Economic history; Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009; Economic forecasting; The State
Description: A reevaluation of economics as a practical art form distills economics into ten succinct rules while discussing how to recognize political, economic, and social changes that affect everyday life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue : into the wild; title: Introduction : impermanence; title: People matter; title: The circle of life; title: Good billionaires, bad billionaires; title: Perils of the state; title: The geographic sweet spot; title: Factories first; title: The price of onions; title: Cheap is good; title: The kiss of debt; title: The hype watch; title: The good, the average, and the ugly.