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Edge of Chaos Why Democracy Is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth-And How to Fix It

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ISBN-10: 0465097464

ISBN-13: 9780465097463

Edition: 2018

Authors: Dambisa Moyo

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From an internationally acclaimed economist, a provocative call to jump-start economic growth by aggressively overhauling liberal democracy Around the world, people 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…    
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Book details

List price: $38.00
Copyright year: 2018
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 4/24/2018
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.35" wide x 9.50" long x 1.35" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English

Dambisa Moyo received an undergraduate degree in chemistry and an MBA in finance from American University, an MPA from Harvard University, and a PhD in economics from Oxford University. She was a consultant for the World Bank and an investment banker specializing in emerging markets at Goldman Sachs. She has written several books including Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa, How the West Was Lost: Fifty Years of Economic Folly--and the Stark Choices Ahead, and Winner Take All: China's Race for Resources and What It Means for the World. Her work regularly appears in economic and finance-related publications including the Financial Times, the Economist,…