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The Fourth Revolution: The Global Race to Reinvent the State
Adrian Wooldridge
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Description for The Fourth Revolution: The Global Race to Reinvent the State
Paperback. Describing the three great revolutions in the history, this book brings the crisis into full view and points towards our future. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JPP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
In The Fourth Revolution, John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge ask: what is the state actually for? Their 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 Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge show us in this galvanizing book, this is a seriously limited view of ... Read more
In The Fourth Revolution, John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge ask: what is the state actually for? Their 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 Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge show us in this galvanizing book, this is a seriously limited view of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141975245
SKU
V9780141975245
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-42
About Adrian Wooldridge
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 fi ve 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; ... Read more
Reviews for The Fourth Revolution: The Global Race to Reinvent the State
The cost of government is no longer an ivory-tower whinge . . . [a] splendid diatribe
Simon Jenkins
Mail on Sunday
Brilliantly incisive ... sparkling
Daniel Johnson
Standpoint
Simon Jenkins
Mail on Sunday
Brilliantly incisive ... sparkling
Daniel Johnson
Standpoint