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PublisherSimon & Schuster

ISBN-100743274725

ISBN-139780743274722

eBay Product ID (ePID)57106145

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Book TitleJ Curve : a New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2007

TopicPolitical Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, History & Theory, World / General, Political Ideologies / Fascism & Totalitarianism, International Relations / General, General, Political Process / Political Parties

IllustratorYes

GenrePolitical Science

AuthorIan Bremmer

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight14.4 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2007-280484

Reviews"For those who are looking for new ideas, concepts, and theories to develop a 21st-century understanding of our 21st-century global experience, Ian Bremmer's "The J Curve" is quintessential reading." -- Daniel Burstein, coauthor of "Big Dragon" and "Road Warriors", "InThe J Curve,Ian Bremmer (Tom Friedman with a Gladwellian streak) argues that nations follow a predictable path to democracy, one we should consider before invading them." --New Yorkmagazine, "For those who are looking for new ideas, concepts, and theories to develop a 21st-century understanding of our 21st-century global experience, Ian Bremmer's The J Curve is quintessential reading." -- Daniel Burstein, coauthor of Big Dragon and Road Warriors, "Thought-provoking...a welcome return to strategies that offer a more sustainable path for the future." -- James Steinberg, "Austin-American Statesman", "Bremmer convincingly argues that smart American diplomacy, harnessing the forces of globalization, can induce closed societies to open up without falling apart. Timely, thoughtful, and written with verve and clarity, this is an impressive work of analysis and prescription." -- Strobe Talbott, president of the Brookings Institution, former deputy secretary of state, "Ian Bremmer's groundbreaking book brings us an entirely new way to look at the world scene -- to understand today's worldwide political and economic problems and how to deal with them."-- Thomas Pickering, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, "A rare book that manages to be intellectually ambitious, policy-relevant, and layman-friendly. Bremmer convincingly argues that smart American diplomacy, harnessing the forces of globalization, can induce closed societies to open up without falling apart. Timely, thoughtful, and written with verve and clarity, this is an impressive work of analysis and prescription."-- Strobe Talbott, president of the Brookings Institution, former deputy secretary of state, "InThe J Curve,Ian Bremmer (Tom Friedman with a Gladwellian streak) argues that nations follow a predictable path to democracy, one we should consider before invading them."--New Yorkmagazine, "This book is a must-read, and not only for its insight into foreign policy. Individual institutions can be assessed on the J curve as well and their evolution similarly evaluated. A stunning analysis, notable for its depth, scope, and clarity." -- Vinton G. Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist, Google, "The J Curve is a fresh and useful way to examine the durability and stability of political systems that is essential to the formation of foreign policy. Bremmer's book is a stimulating effort to get away from the stale and anachronistic notions of international relations that too often, and disastrously, shape foreign policy." -- Brian Urquhart, former under-secretary-general of the United Nations, "For those who are looking for new ideas, concepts, and theories to develop a 21st-century understanding of our 21st-century global experience, Ian Bremmer's The J Curve is quintessential reading."-- Daniel Burstein, coauthor of Big Dragon and Road Warriors, "The J Curveprovides both policymakers and business strategists with an innovative set of conceptual tools for understanding political risk in rapidly changing societies, tools that integrate political, economic, and security perspectives in new and creative ways." -- Francis Fukuyama, author ofThe End of History and the Last Man, "In one simple graphic, arguably the world's most pressing geopolitical challenge." -- "The Economist", "The J Curve is a fresh and useful way to examine the durability and stability of political systems that is essential to the formation of foreign policy. Bremmer's book is a stimulating effort to get away from the stale and anachronistic notions of international relations that too often, and disastrously, shape foreign policy."-- Brian Urquhart, former under-secretary-general of the United Nations, ""The J Curve" provides both policymakers and business strategists with an innovative set of conceptual tools for understanding political risk in rapidly changing societies, tools that integrate political, economic, and security perspectives in new and creative ways." -- Francis Fukuyama, author of "The End of History and the Last Man", "Thought-provoking...a welcome return to strategies that offer a more sustainable path for the future." -- James Steinberg,Austin-American Statesman, "Ian Bremmer has come up with a smart, fresh way to think about how countries develop. His J curve gets at the heart of a dynamic of change affecting large swathes of the world. A book well worth reading."-- Fareed Zakaria, author of The Future of Freedom, "This book is a must-read, and not only for its insight into foreign policy. Individual institutions can be assessed on the J curve as well, and their evolution similarly evaluated. A stunning analysis, notable for its depth, scope, and clarity." -- Vinton G. Cerf, chief Internet evangelist, Google, "Bremmer convincingly argues that smart American diplomacy, harnessing the forces of globalization, can induce closed societies to open up without falling apart. Timely, thoughtful, and written with verve and clarity, this is an impressive work of analysis and prescription."-- Strobe Talbott, president of the Brookings Institution, former deputy secretary of state, "In "The J Curve, " Ian Bremmer (Tom Friedman with a Gladwellian streak) argues that nations follow a predictable path to democracy, one we should consider before invading them." -- "New York" magazine, "A rare book that manages to be intellectually ambitious, policy-relevant, and layman-friendly. Bremmer convincingly argues that smart American diplomacy, harnessing the forces of globalization, can induce closed societies to open up without falling apart. Timely, thoughtful, and written with verve and clarity, this is an impressive work of analysis and prescription." -- Strobe Talbott, president of the Brookings Institution, former deputy secretary of state, "Thought-provoking...a welcome return to strategies that offer a more sustainable path for the future." -- James Steinberg, Austin-American Statesman, Ian Bremmer is president of the Eurasia Group, a political risk consultancy. His publications include New States, New Politics: Building The Post Soviet Nations (CUP) and he is a columnist for the Financial Times. He has also written over 100 articles and essays in the New Statesman, The Harvard Business Review, World Policy Journal, the New Republic, Fortune, the Wall Street Journal, the International Herald Tribune, and the New York Times., "Ian Bremmer has come up with a smart, fresh way to think about how countries develop. His J curve gets at the heart of a dynamic of change affecting large swathes of the world. A book well worth reading." -- Fareed Zakaria, author of The Future of Freedom, Ian Bremmer is president of the Eurasia Group, a political risk consultancy. His publications include "New States, New Politics: Building The Post Soviet Nations (CUP)" and he is a columnist for the "Financial Times." He has also written over 100 articles and essays in the "New Statesman, The Harvard Business Review," "World Policy Journal," the "New Republic," "Fortune," the "Wall Street Journal," the "International Herald Tribune," and the "New York Times.", "Thought-provoking...a welcome return to strategies that offer a more sustainable path for the future."-- James Steinberg,Austin-American Statesman, "The J Curve provides both policymakers and business strategists with an innovative set of conceptual tools for understanding political risk in rapidly changing societies, tools that integrate political, economic, and security perspectives in new and creative ways." -- Francis Fukuyama, author of The End of History and the Last Man, "Make no mistake. This book should be required reading for any executive whose company invests in foreign economies or plans to do so."-- Samuel A. DiPiazza Jr., global CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers, "In one simple graphic, arguably the world's most pressing geopolitical challenge." -- The Economist, "Ian Bremmer has come up with a smart, fresh way to think about how countries develop. His J curve gets at the heart of a dynamic of change affecting large swathes of the world. A book well worth reading." -- Fareed Zakaria, author of "The Future of Freedom", "This book is a must-read, and not only for its insight into foreign policy. Individual institutions can be assessed on the J curve as well and their evolution similarly evaluated. A stunning analysis, notable for its depth, scope, and clarity."-- Vinton G. Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist, Google, "In The J Curve, Ian Bremmer (Tom Friedman with a Gladwellian streak) argues that nations follow a predictable path to democracy, one we should consider before invading them." -- New York magazine, "Ian Bremmer's groundbreaking book brings us an entirely new way to look at the world scene -- to understand today's worldwide political and economic problems and how to deal with them." -- Thomas Pickering, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, "In "The J Curve," Ian Bremmer (Tom Friedman with a Gladwellian streak) argues that nations follow a predictable path to democracy, one we should consider before invading them." -- "New York" magazine, "The J Curveprovides both policymakers and business strategists with an innovative set of conceptual tools for understanding political risk in rapidly changing societies, tools that integrate political, economic, and security perspectives in new and creative ways."-- Francis Fukuyama, author ofThe End of History and the Last Man

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal320.3

SynopsisWhat "Freakonomics" does for understanding the economy, "The J Curve" does for better understanding how nations behave. Bremmer's tour of the nations of the world -- our friends, our foes, and others in between -- shows us how to see the world fresh, get rid of shopworn attitudes, and discover a new and useful way of thinking., Extravagantly praised in hardback, the term J Curve has entered the language as a tool for understanding how nations behave. What Freakonomics did for how the economy works, Bremmer does for Western interest., What Freakonomics does for understanding the economy, The J Curve does for better understanding how nations behave. Bremmer's tour of the nations of the world -- our friends, our foes, and others in between -- shows us how to see the world fresh, get rid of shopworn attitudes, and discover a new and useful way of thinking ., A successful international business expert turns conventional wisdom on its head and shows how the U.S. can start acting in its own interests.

LC Classification NumberJC489.B74 2007