The End Of Power - From Boardrooms To Battlefields And Churches To States, Why Being In Charge Isn't What It Used To Be (Paperback)

We know that power is shifting: From West to East and North to South, from presidential palaces to public squares, from once formidable corporate behemoths to nimble startups and, slowly but surely, from men to women. But power is not merely shifting and dispersing. It is also decaying. Those in power today are more constrained in what they can do with it and more at risk of losing it than ever before. In The End of Power, award-winning columnist and former Foreign Policy editor Moises Naim illuminates the struggle between once-dominant megaplayers and the new micropowers challenging them in every field of human endeavor.

Drawing on provocative, original research, Naim shows how the antiestablishment drive of micropowers can topple tyrants, dislodge monopolies, and open remarkable new opportunities, but it can also lead to chaos and paralysis. Naim deftly covers the seismic changes underway in business, religion, education, within families, and in all matters of war and peace. Examples abound in all walks of life: In 1977, eighty-nine countries were ruled by autocrats while today more than half the world's population lives in democracies. CEO's are more constrained and have shorter tenures than their predecessors. Modern tools of war, cheaper and more accessible, make it possible for groups like Hezbollah to afford their own drones. In the second half of 2010, the top ten hedge funds earned more than the world's largest six banks combined. Those in power retain it by erecting powerful barriers to keep challengers at bay. Today, insurgent forces dismantle those barriers more quickly and easily than ever, only to find that they themselves become vulnerable in the process.

Accessible and captivating, Naim offers a revolutionary look at the inevitable end of power--and how it will change your world.

General

Imprint:	BasicBooks
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2014
First published:	March 2014
Authors:	Moises Naim
Dimensions:	208 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	306
ISBN-13:	978-0-465-06569-1
Categories:	Books
LSN:	0-465-06569-4
Barcode:	9780465065691

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