Edge of chaos
Subtitle: why democracy is failing to deliver economic growth--and how to fix it
By: Dambisa Moyo
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780465097463
Subjects: Economic history; Democracy; Economic policy; Economic aspects; History; Economic development; Protectionism
Description: From an internationally acclaimed economist, a provocative call to jump-start economic growth by aggressively overhauling liberal democracy.

Around the world, people who are angry at stagnant wages and growing inequality have rebelled against established governments and turned to political extremes. Liberal democracy, history's greatest engine of growth, now struggles to overcome unprecedented economic headwinds-from aging populations to scarce resources to unsustainable debt burdens. Hobbled by short-term thinking and ideological dogma, democracies risk falling prey to nationalism and protectionism that will deliver declining living standards. In Edge of Chaos, Dambisa Moyo shows why economic growth is essential to global stability, and why liberal democracies are failing to produce it today. Rather than turning away from democracy, she argues, we must fundamentally reform it. Edge of Chaos presents a radical blueprint for change in order to galvanize growth and ensure the survival of democracy in the twenty-first century.--Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-273) and index.
Table of contents: title: The imperative is growth; title: A brief history of growth; title: Hurricane headwinds; title: The false promise of protectionism; title: A challenge to democracy's dominance; title: The perils of political myopia; title: Blueprint for a new democracy; title: Retooling for twenty-first-century growth.