Edge of Chaos: Why Democracy Is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth-and How to Fix It
By Dambisa Moyo
Read by Pamala Tyson
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ISBN: 9781549197970
| Runtime: | 8.47 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Business & Economics |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
New York Times bestseller
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.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Edge of Chaos is intensely focused in its purpose and forthright in its findings. It has narrative drive; it is not self-indulgent or too long; and it uses statistics and other factual evidence from wide-ranging sources to powerful polemical effect.” —Literary Review
“Economist Moyo takes on thorny questions of economic and political stagnation…The author’s program of remedy is provocative and of much interest to advocates of growth. Moyo clearly identifies systemic problems that the democracies—or what’s left of them—would do well to address.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Since the 2008 financial crisis, most of the world hasn’t exactly been living large. Economist Moyo has some ideas on how to change that…An intriguing partnership of economic policy and political reforms for solving stagnating economic growth in the West.” —Library Journal
It is studded with factoids and research findings that readers will no doubt find interesting...The best part is her warning that the free-market capitalism that has lifted millions of people out of poverty in the past half-century may be facing severe tests. —Wall Street Journal
Edge of Chaos represents an important warning that America's global clout and the global order itself are 'under threat.' —National Review
These ideas arrive as something of a relief... —Financial Times
The author's program of remedy is provocative and of much interest to advocates of growth. Moyo clearly identifies systemic problems that the democracies-or what's left of them-would do well to address. —Kirkus Reviews
Moyo's familiarity with the dismal science radiates through her provocative new work, Edge of Chaos as she argues compellingly that the global failure to achieve sustained, inclusive growth underpins the rampant political turmoil. —New York Times Book Review
Author
Author Bio: Dambisa Moyo
Dambisa Moyo is a prize-winning economist and author of the New York Times bestsellers Winner Take All, How the West Was Lost, and Edge of Chaos. She was named one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World” by Time magazine. She is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal and Financial Times. She earned a PhD in economics from Oxford University and master’s degree from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
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| Available Formats : | Retail CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Business & Economics |
| Runtime: | 8.47 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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