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International Bestseller "Quite simply the best guide to the global economy today." Fareed Zakaria Shaped by his twenty-five years traveling the world, and enlivened by encounters with villagers from Rio to Beijing, tycoons, and presidents, Ruchir Sharmas The Rise and Fall of Nations rethinks the "dismal science" of economics as a practical art. Narrowing the thousands of factors that can shape a countrys fortunes to ten clear rules, Sharma explains how to spot political, economic, and social changes in real time. He shows how to read political headlines, black markets, the price of onions, and billionaire rankings as signals of booms, busts, and protests. Set in a post-crisis age that has turned the world upside down, replacing fast growth with slow growth and political calm with revolt, Sharmas pioneering book is an entertaining field guide to understanding change in this era or any era. A Library Journal Best Book of 2016 "Shaped by his twenty-five years traveling the world, and enlivened by encounters with villagers from Rio to Beijing, tycoons, and presidents, Ruchir Sharma's The Rise and Fall of Nations rethinks the "dismal science" of economics as a practical art. Narrowing the thousands of factors that can shape a country's fortunes to ten clear rules, Sharma explains how to spot political, economic, and social changes in real time. He shows how to read political headlines, black markets, the price of onions, and billionaire rankings as signals of booms, busts, and protests. Set in a post-crisis age that has turned the world upside down, replacing fast growth with slow growth and political calm with revolt, Sharma's pioneering book is an entertaining field guide to understanding change in this era or any era."--Site web de l'éditeur 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. Prologue : Into The Wild -- Introduction : Impermanence -- People Matter -- The Circle Of Life -- Good Billionaires, Bad Billionaires -- Perils Of The State -- The Geographic Sweet Spot -- Factories First -- The Price Of Onions -- Cheap Is Good -- The Kiss Of Debt -- The Hype Watch -- The Good, The Average, And The Ugly. Ruchir Sharma. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.