The Fourth Revolution
the global race to reinvent the state
$37.87
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
25 August 2015
Summary
The Fourth Revolution: Will the West Lead or Be Left Behind?
What is the state actually for? This remarkable book describes the three great revolutions in its history, and the fourth which is happening now.
In most of the states of the West, disillusion with government has become endemic. Gridlock in America; anger in much of Europe; cynicism in Britain; decreasing legitimacy everywhere. Most of us are resigned to the fact that nothing is ever going to change. But as John Mi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141975245 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141975245 |
| Author: | John Micklethwait, Adrian Wooldridge |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 25 August 2015 |
| Weight: | 247g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 19mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Brilliantly incisive … sparkling
Brilliantly incisive … sparkling – Daniel Johnson * Standpoint *The cost of government is no longer an ivory-tower whinge … [a] splendid diatribe – Simon Jenkins * Mail on Sunday *
About The Author
John Micklethwait
John Micklethwait is the Editor-in-Chief of The Economist; Adrian Wooldridge was its Washington bureau chief until 2009, and now serves as Management Editor and ‘Schumpeter’ columnist. They have written five previous books together: The 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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