The end of power : from boardrooms to battlefields and churches to states, why being in charge isn't what it used to be

by Moisés Naím

Hardcover, 2013

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Available

Publication

New York : Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group, [2013]

Description

History. Politics. Nonfiction. HTML:The provocative bestseller explaining the decline of power in the twenty-first century ?? in government, business, and beyond. br> Power is shifting ?? from large, stable armies to loose bands of insurgents, from corporate leviathans to nimble start-ups, and from presidential palaces to public squares. But power is also changing, becoming harder to use and easier to lose. In The End of Power, award-winning columnist and former Foreign Policy editor Mois?©Na?­illuminates the struggle between once-dominant megaplayers and the new micropowers challenging them in every field of human endeavor. Drawing on provocative, original research and a lifetime of experience in global affairs, Na?­explains how the end of power is reconfiguring our world. "The End of Power will . . . change the way you look at the world." ?? Bill Clinton "Extraordinary." ?? George Soros "Compelling and original." ?? Arianna Huffington "A fascinating new perspective . . . Na?­makes eye-opening conn… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member ehousewright
He’s convinced me—he writes about some things I have noticed and wondered about and his examples are taken not only from the US but from around the world, not only from politics but from business, finance, religion, and other spheres. This is a big picture look at a rapidly changing dynamic
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that is usually only considered from narrower perspectives. This book places you in the same uncomfortable place as consideration of global warming, the implications of DNA mapping of individuals, and increasing reliance on social media for information—I see it happening, I need to think about it, too little is understood and rationally discussed about the future implications of these changes. But this book gives you a framework for an awareness of these changes, and he does provide some ideas for how to recognize and counteract any negative effects of these power structure alterations. Stop focusing on rankings, as they seldom can predict power any more, make life harder for the “terrible simplifiers” (that catchphrase deserves to be a hashtag if anything does!), bring trust back and strengthen political parties. You may disagree with some things—but since finishing I have thought of it often, he has touched a nerve.
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LibraryThing member capiam1234
I can see this being a regular studied book in any political science class.

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