The rise and fall of nations - Ruchir Sharma

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

'Entertaining, acute and disarmingly honest' Economist

'A vital guide to the new economic order' Rana Foroohar, Time

The crisis of 2008 ended the illusion of a golden era in which many
people imagined that prosperity and political calm would continue to
spread indefinitely. In a world now racked by slowing growth and
mounting unrest, how can we discern which nations will thrive and which
will fail?

Shaped by prize-winning author Ruchir Sharma's twenty-five years travelling the world, The Rise and Fall of Nations
rethinks economics as a practical art. By narrowing down the thousands
of factors that can shape a country's future, it spells out ten clear
rules for identifying the next big winners and losers in the global
economy.

'The
nub of the book is how to spot which countries are likely to succeed,
and which to fail, in this impermanent world. Sharma offers a framework
of 10 rules. The more of these rules countries achieve, the more they
are likely to rise rather than fall ... it may just help you avoid
picking losers' David Smith, Sunday Times

'Amazing ... fascinating insights ... quite simply the best guide to the global economy today' Fareed Zakaria

'Lively and informative' Martin Wolf, Financial Times

'As ambitious as it is well executed ... a mix of humble pragmatism and daring decisiveness' Reuters