The Rise and Fall of Nations: Forces of Change in the Post-Crisis World

What challenges will leading states face in the near future? How do we determine which countries will become global leaders and which will leave the political arena? How are good billionaires different from bad ones? Can we calculate how long the crisis will last? Is there an advantage for predators in the global economy over their victims? How do great empires arise, what do they live by, and why do they perish?

Ruchir Sharma, who developed investment policy for the legendary Morgan Stanley, created a system that makes it possible to anticipate the future of the most different countries, their economic prospects, and even their political decisions. He clearly demonstrates how the most varied factors—and seemingly insignificant processes at first glance—change the fates of entire nations and completely redraw the picture of the world we’re used to.