The Wake-Up Call
Why the pandemic has exposed the weakness of the West - and how to fix it
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- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
24 November 2020
Summary
An urgent and informed look at the challenges Britain and world governments will face in a post-Covid-19 world.
The Covid crisis has not just highlighted the failures of certain governments, it is accelerating a shift in the balance of power from West to East. After a decade where politics in the US and the UK has been consumed with inward-facing struggles, countries like South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, as well as China, have made extraordinary advances economically, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780724829 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1780724829 |
| Author: | John Micklethwait, Adrian Wooldridge |
| Publisher: | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Short Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 24 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 128g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 18mm |
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You will read no more interesting book on the political consequences of the pandemic than this.
You will read no more interesting book on the political consequences of the pandemic than this
* Professor Niall Ferguson *A masterful analysis of Western failure, and a clear program for the future * Anne Applebaum *A devastating new book * Daily Mail *Their diagnosis of the problem is spot on * Spectator *Readable and fascinating * Economist *A shot in the arm… powerful. * Financial Times *‘The Wake-Up Call’ offers an executive summary of modern political history studded with sweeping assertions and telling anecdotes. * New York Times * Excellent and convincing – Jeremy Hunt * Daily Telegraph *The Wake Up Call goes in for bold assertions, which is what makes it so readable…full marks to the authors… two of the sharpest minds around. – Charles Powell * Times Literary Supplement *About The Author
John Micklethwait
John Micklethwait is editor-in-chief of Bloomberg and former editor-in-chief of the Economist; Adrian Wooldridge is the political editor of the Economist and author of its Bagehot column. They have written six previous books together: The Fourth Revolution: The Global Race to Reinvent the State; Company: A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea; A Future Perfect: The Challenge and Promise of Globalization; The Witchdoctors: Making Sense of the Management Gurus; The Right Nation: Why America is Different; and God is Back: How the Global Rise of Faith is Changing the World.
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