Written by one of the most influential commentators on global affairs, "Zero-Sum Future" is a warning about the world's crisis as the U.S. loses its position as dominant power.
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Written by one of the most influential commentators on global affairs, "Zero-Sum Future" is a warning about the world's crisis as the U.S. loses its position as dominant power.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very good in Very good jacket. viii, [2], 340, [2] pages. Contains Prologue: Davos, 2009; Part One: The Age of Transformation, 1978-91; Part Two: The Age of Optimism, 1991-2008; and Part Three: The Age of Anxiety. Also includes Notes, Bibliographic Essay, Acknowledgments, and Index. Signed by the author on a bookplate on the front free endpaper. Gideon Rachman (born 1963) is a British journalist. In 2016, he won the Orwell prize for political journalism and was named commentator of the year at the European Press Prize awards. His first book was published as Zero-Sum Future in the US. The book argued that the period from 1978-2008 had been shaped by a globalization that had created a "win-win world", leading to greater prosperity. Rachman predicted that the economic crisis that began in 2008 would lead to a zero-sum world, characterized by increasing tensions. The New York Times praised the book as "perhaps the best one-volume account...post-Communist spread of personal freedom and economic prosperity. The author argues that zero-sum logic is thwarting efforts to deal with global problems from Afghanistan to unemployment, climate change t nuclear proliferation. The aftermath of the great recession highlights the new reality rebalancing not only of the global economy but also of world politics. Derived from a Kirkus review: Rachman breaks up recent world history into three unique periods-the "Age of Transformation" (1978-91), the "Age of Optimism" (1991-2008) and the current "Age of Anxiety"-chronicling the behaviors of economic elites responsible for the global economic meltdown. We are now faced with major problems like climate change, terrorism and imbalanced trade; no global entity to deal with these problems and the growing confidence of authoritarian regimes like Russia and China. The economies of authoritarian regimes like China have risen during the Age of Optimism, but how will China eventually become powerful enough to challenge the economic supremacy of the United States?
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