Co dělá národy úspěšnými - Síly změny v postkrizovém světě – Sharma Ruchir (2017)

The crisis of 2008 put an end to the illusions that prosperity and political calm would continue to spread indefinitely. The current world is paralyzed by slow growth and rising unrest. So how can we determine which countries will prosper and which will fall behind? The author of the book, Ruchir Sharma, summarizes the results of twenty-five years of traveling around the world and examining individual countries, rethinking the grim science of economics as a practical art. He reduces thousands of factors that can shape a country's future into ten clear rules that help us summarize which countries will thrive and which will face challenges. Each rule analyzes the political, economic, and social conditions of a country in real-time, filtering out media hype and irrelevancies. All ten rules serve as a tool for anyone interested in which countries are likely to prosper or falter in this era – or any other. The final chapter takes readers on a surprising journey around the world, revealing who will be the winners and who the losers in the coming years. Sharma enlivens his narrative with encounters with presidents, magnates, and villagers from Rio to Beijing, making this book a groundbreaking practical guide...