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Centrists of the World Unite!
The Lost Genius of Liberalism
AvAdrian Wooldridge
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
263 kr
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From the acclaimed author of The Aristocracy of Talent: the history, enduring genius and vital importance today of liberalismWe live in an age of extremes: populist leaders are setting the agenda, autocracies are on the march, and the liberal establishment is a bewildered blob, devoid of new ideas or fresh solutions. Having once powered progress in the form of democracy, mass welfare and defeating totalitarianism, liberals have the power to save the world again – but only if they rediscover the lost genius of their creed.Guiding us skilfully and entertainingly through the intellectual, cultural and political histories of liberalism, this book lays out a centrist agenda for today’s problems. It reminds us of the dynamism and fixed principles that have shaped the successes of liberalism and warns us against splitting into sub-groups that fail to grapple with the common good. Wooldridge proposes that, as well as reviving social mobility, liberals today need to be much more critical of big business – particularly if it makes money by manipulating choices and spreading misinformation – and rethink the laissez-faire approach to immigration, social disorder, and substance abuse.A powerful call to action, Centrists of the World Unite! shows us how liberals of all parties and none can come together in defending the values of liberal civilization from enemies without and within.
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Den revolutionära mitten : liberalismens förlorade själ
AvAdrian Wooldridge
Inbunden, Svenska, 2026
249 kr
Liberalismen förvandlade världen: den krossade envälden, synliggjorde individen och lade grunden för demokrati och välstånd i en skala mänskligheten aldrig tidigare skådat. Men i dag befinner sig liberalismen på avgrundens rand. Populistiska och autokratiska krafter marscherar framåt med förnyad självsäkerhet. Samtidigt verkar det liberala etablissemanget – arvtagarna till en av historiens mest framgångsrika politiska traditioner – ha glömt vad det en gång trodde på.
Adrian Wooldridge tar oss med på en resa genom liberalismens intellektuella och politiska historia och visar hur den, när den varit som bäst, varken företrätt en mesig mittfåra eller varit naivt utopisk – utan radikal, stridbar och full av tillförsikt om människans förmåga att forma sin egen framtid. Han synar även de svagheter inifrån som gjort liberalismen sårbar.
Den revolutionära mitten är ett försvar och en uppmaning till liberaler från vitt skilda politiska läger att återupptäcka vad de har gemensamt och varför idétraditionen är värd att kämpa för.
I ett nyskrivet förord kommenterar författaren den politiska utvecklingen i Sverige – extra angeläget inför stundande riksdagsval i höst.
Capitalism in America: An Economic History of the United States
AvAlan Greenspan,Adrian Wooldridge
Häftad, Engelska, 2019
185 kr
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Marknaden : kapital, stater och tankar om en fri värld
AvDavid Abulafia,Ali Ansarim. fl.
Inbunden, Svenska, 2026
279 kr
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Från det romerska torget till digitala valutor – hur har marknaden utvecklats under historiens gång och hur kan den komma att se ut i framtiden? Denna antologi gör en djupdykning i marknadsutvecklingen och tittar närmare på marknaders avgörande roll i att utforma samtiden men tar också upp den brännande frågan om hur vi ska navigera mot en hållbar framtid.
I tankeväckande essäer skrivna av internationella forskare, politiker och andra sakkunniga utforskas marknadens dynamik. Med utgångspunkt i de antika torgen och i det medeltida Europas marknader undersöker författarna hur tekniska framsteg, konsumentbeteende och geopolitisk strategi – till exempel den politik som utövades under Reagan-eran – har format nutida marknader. Slutligen tar boken upp de utmaningar för stabiliteten på marknaden som utgörs av auktoritära stater och AI.
Boken finns även i engelsk utgåva, The Market.
Religion : i historia, samtid och framtid
AvJanne Haaland Matlary,Daniel T. Pottsm. fl.
Inbunden, Svenska, 2020
239 kr
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Tron på en styrande, övergripande, himmelsk princip har följt människan genom historien. Mer än 80 procent av världens befolkning har idag en religiös tillhörighet och även i sekulära stater fortsätter religionen att spela en viktig roll. Det går inte att förstå politik och internationella relationer idag utan att inkludera religionen som en aspekt av det kulturella sammanhanget.
Essäerna i denna antologi, som härrör från Engelsbergsseminariet 2014, spänner över en mångfald ämnen i dagens såväl som gårdagens samhällen. De utforskar religionen i relation till människans villkor och skildrar hur den manifesterar sig i individens egna upplevelser. För att förstå oss själva behöver vi också förstå religionen.
Fourth Revolution
The Global Race to Reinvent the State
AvAdrian Wooldridge,John Micklethwait
Häftad, Engelska, 2015
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
181 kr
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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 nowIn 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 things. In response to earlier crises in government, there have been three great revolutions, which have brought about in turn the nation-state, the liberal state and the welfare state. In each, Europe and America have set the example. We are now, they argue, in the midst of a fourth revolution in the history of the nation-state, but this time the Western way is in danger of being left behind.The Fourth Revolution brings the crisis into full view and points towards our future. The authors have enjoyed extraordinary access to influential figures and forces the world over, and the book is a global tour of the innovators. The front lines are in Chinese-oriented Asia, where experiments in state-directed capitalism and authoritarian modernization have ushered in an astonishing period of development. Other emerging nations are producing striking new ideas, from Brazil's conditional cash-transfer welfare system to India's application of mass-production techniques in hospitals. These governments have not by any means got everything right, but they have embraced the spirit of active reform and reinvention which in the past has provided so much of the West's comparative advantage.The race is not just one of efficiency, but one to see which political values will triumph in the twenty-first century: the liberal values of democracy and freedom or the authoritarian values of command and control. The centre of gravity is shifting quickly, and the stakes could not be higher.
The Revolutionary Center: The Lost Genius of Liberalism
AvAdrian Wooldridge
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
449 kr
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Masters of Management
How the Business Gurus and Their Ideas Have Changed the World—for Better and for Worse
AvAdrian Wooldridge
E-bok
Engelska, 2011
180 kr
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"A tour de force of management theory . . . An insightful, hard-headed, and amusing guide . . . should be required reading for every student of business." —Lynda Gratton, author of The 100-Year LifeIn 1996, longtime Economist journalists and editors John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge published The Witch Doctors, an explosive critique of management theory and its legions of evangelists and followers. The book became a bestseller, widely praised by reviewers and devoured by readers confused by the buzzwords and concepts the management "industry" creates. At the time, ideas about "reengineering," "the search for excellence," "quality," and "chaos" both energized and haunted the world of business, just as "the long tail," "black swans," "the tipping point," "the war for talent," and "corporate responsibility" do today.For decades, since the rise of MBA programs on campuses across the country, the field of management has operated in a dubious space. Many of its framers clamor for respect within the academy while making millions of dollars pedaling ideas, some brilliant and some nonsensical, in speeches, consulting arrangements, and books.Although The Witch Doctors was a damning critique ("a scalpel job," according to The Wall Street Journal), it also argued that much of management theory is valuable—making companies more efficient and productive, improving organizational life for workers, and providing sound ways for companies to innovate while defending more entrenched plans. Building upon all that made the original such a phenomenal success. This fully revised and updated edition, Masters of Management, takes into account the rise of the Internet, the growing power of emerging markets, the Great Recession of 2008, and the more recent developments in management theory. The result is an indispensable volume for any manager.
Wake-Up Call
Why the Pandemic Has Exposed the Weakness of the West, and How to Fix It
AvAdrian Wooldridge,John Micklethwait
E-bok
Engelska, 2020
27 kr
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"[An] executive summary of modern political history studded with sweeping assertions and telling anecdotes." -- The New York Times Book Review"Thought-provoking." -- Kirkus Reviews"A shot in the arm...powerful." -- The Financial Times"The Wake-Up Call, refreshingly concise and eminently readable, highlights how the modern crisis of governance compounded the challenges of the pandemic." -- Bloomberg"The Wake-Up Call argues that Covid-19 has exposed not just one president''s shortcomings but a much more profound degeneration of governance dating back long before 2016...You will read no more interesting book on the political consequences of the pandemic than this." -- Niall Ferguson, author of Civilization: The West and the Rest NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2020 (BLOOMBERG)An urgent and informed look at the challenges America and world governments will face in a post Covid-19 world.The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed that governments matter again, that competent leadership is the difference between living and dying. A few governments proved adept at handling the crisis while many others failed. Are Western governments healthy and strong enough to keep their citizens safe from another virulent virus—and protect their economies from collapse? Is global leadership passing from the United States to Asia—and particularly China? The Wake-Up Call addresses these urgent questions. Journalists and longtime collaborators John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge identify the problems Western leaders face, and outline a detailed plan to help them become more vigilant, better prepared, and responsive to disruptive future events. The problems that face us are enormous; as The Wake-Up Call makes clear, governments around the world must re-engineer the way they operate to successfully meet the challenges ahead.
God is Back
How the Global Rise of Faith is Changing the World
AvAdrian Wooldridge,John Micklethwait
Häftad, Engelska, 2010
171 kr
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As the world becomes more modern, it is not becoming more secular. Instead, on the street and in the corridors of power, religion is surging. As God is Back shows, for better or for worse, faith is on the increase - fuelled by an American-style model of personal, customer-driven, aggressively marketed religion. Shining a light on this huge, hidden world of faith, from Californian megachurches to exorcisms in Sao Paulo, from China's aspirant middle-class Christians to mosques in Nigeria, this book shows that if you want to understand the modern world, you cannot afford to ignore God - whether you believe in Him or not.
Fourth Revolution
The Global Race to Reinvent the State
AvAdrian Wooldridge,John Micklethwait
E-bok
Engelska, 2014
165 kr
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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 nowIn 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 galvanising book, this is a seriously limited view of things. In response to earlier crises in government, there have been three great revolutions, which have brought about in turn the nation-state, the liberal state and the welfare state. In each, Europe and America have set the example. We are now, they argue, in the midst of a fourth revolution in the history of the nation-state, but this time the Western way is in danger of being left behind.The Fourth Revolution brings the crisis into full view and points toward our future. The authors enjoy extraordinary access to influential figures and forces the world over, and the book is a global tour of the innovators. The front lines are in Chinese-oriented Asia, where experiments in state-directed capitalism and authoritarian modernization have ushered in an astonishing period of development. Other emerging nations are producing striking new ideas, from Brazil's conditional cash-transfer welfare system to India's application of mass-production techniques in hospitals. These governments have not by any means got everything right, but they have embraced the spirit of active reform and reinvention which in the past has provided so much of the West's comparative advantage. The race is not just one of efficiency, but one to see which political values will triumph in the twenty-first century: the liberal values of democracy and freedom or the authoritarian values of command and control. The centre of gravity is shifting quickly, and the stakes could not be higher.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 'Schumpter' columnist. They have written four 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.
Capitalism in America
A History
AvAlan Greenspan,Adrian Wooldridge
Häftad, Engelska, 2019
187 kr
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Shortlisted for the FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year 2018'An inspiring, rip-roaring read - like the astonishing story it describes' Liam Halligan, Daily TelegraphWhere does prosperity come from, and how does it spread through a society? What role does innovation play in creating prosperity and why do some eras see the fruits of innovation spread more democratically, and others, including our own, find the opposite?In Capitalism in America, Alan Greenspan, legendary Chair of the Federal Reserve, distils a lifetime of grappling with these questions into a profound assessment of the decisive drivers of the US economy over the course of its history. In partnership with Economist journalist and historian Adrian Wooldridge, he unfolds a tale of vast landscapes, titanic figures and triumphant breakthroughs as well as terrible moral failings. Every crucial American economic debate is here - from the role of slavery in the antebellum Southern economy to America's violent swings in its openness to global trade.At heart, the authors argue, America's genius has been its enthusiasm for the effects of creative destruction, the ceaseless churn of the old giving way to the new. Although messy and painful, it has lifted the overwhelming majority of Americans to standards of living unimaginable even a few generations past. At a time when productivity has again stalled, stirring populist furies, and the continuing of American pre-eminence seems uncertain, Capitalism in America explains why America has worked so successfully in the past and been such a gigantic engine of economic growth.
Aristocracy of Talent
How Meritocracy Made the Modern World
AvAdrian Wooldridge
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
155 kr
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THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR*Shortlisted for the 2021 Financial Times and McKinsey & Company Business Book of the Year Award*'This unique and fascinating history explains why the blame now being piled upon meritocracy for many social ills is misplaced-and that assigning responsibilities to the people best able to discharge them really is better than the time-honoured customs of corruption, patronage, nepotism and hereditary castes' Steven PinkerMeritocracy: the idea that people should be advanced according to their talents rather than their status at birth. For much of history this was a revolutionary thought, but by the end of the twentieth century it had become the world's ruling ideology. How did this happen, and why is meritocracy now under attack from both right and left?Adrian Wooldridge traces the history of meritocracy forged by the politicians and officials who introduced the revolutionary principle of open competition, the psychologists who devised methods for measuring natural mental abilities and the educationalists who built ladders of educational opportunity. He looks outside western cultures and shows what transformative effects it has had everywhere it has been adopted, especially once women were brought into the meritocractic system.Wooldridge also shows how meritocracy has now become corrupted and argues that the recent stalling of social mobility is the result of failure to complete the meritocratic revolution. Rather than abandoning meritocracy, he says, we should call for its renewal.
The Right Nation: Conservative Power in America
AvJohn Micklethwait,Adrian Wooldridge
Häftad, Engelska, 2005
334 kr
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The Fourth Revolution: The Global Race to Reinvent the State
AvJohn Micklethwait,Adrian Wooldridge
Häftad, Engelska, 2015
278 kr
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Capitalism in America
A History
AvAlan Greenspan,Adrian Wooldridge
E-bok
Engelska, 2018
121 kr
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'An inspiring, rip-roaring read - like the astonishing story it describes' Liam Halligan, Daily TelegraphWhere does prosperity come from, and how does it spread through a society? What role does innovation play in creating prosperity and why do some eras see the fruits of innovation spread more democratically, and others, including our own, find the opposite?In Capitalism in America, Alan Greenspan, legendary Chair of the Federal Reserve, distils a lifetime of grappling with these questions into a profound assessment of the decisive drivers of the US economy over the course of its history. In partnership with Economist journalist and historian Adrian Wooldridge, he unfolds a tale of vast landscapes, titanic figures and triumphant breakthroughs as well as terrible moral failings. Every crucial American economic debate is here - from the role of slavery in the antebellum Southern economy to America's violent swings in its openness to global trade.At heart, the authors argue, America's genius has been its enthusiasm for the effects of creative destruction, the ceaseless churn of the old giving way to the new. Although messy and painful, it has lifted the overwhelming majority of Americans to standards of living unimaginable even a few generations past. At a time when productivity has again stalled, stirring populist furies, and the continuing of American pre-eminence seems uncertain, Capitalism in America explains why America has worked so successfully in the past and been such a gigantic engine of economic growth.
Aristocracy of Talent
How Meritocracy Made the Modern World
AvAdrian Wooldridge
E-bok
Engelska, 2021
121 kr
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THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR*Shortlisted for the 2021 Financial Times and McKinsey & Company Business Book of the Year Award*'This unique and fascinating history explains why the blame now being piled upon meritocracy for many social ills is misplaced-and that assigning responsibilities to the people best able to discharge them really is better than the time-honoured customs of corruption, patronage, nepotism and hereditary castes' Steven PinkerMeritocracy: the idea that people should be advanced according to their talents rather than their status at birth. For much of history this was a revolutionary thought, but by the end of the twentieth century it had become the world's ruling ideology. How did this happen, and why is meritocracy now under attack from both right and left?Adrian Wooldridge traces the history of meritocracy forged by the politicians and officials who introduced the revolutionary principle of open competition, the psychologists who devised methods for measuring natural mental abilities and the educationalists who built ladders of educational opportunity. He looks outside western cultures and shows what transformative effects it has had everywhere it has been adopted, especially once women were brought into the meritocractic system.Wooldridge also shows how meritocracy has now become corrupted and argues that the recent stalling of social mobility is the result of failure to complete the meritocratic revolution. Rather than abandoning meritocracy, he says, we should call for its renewal.
God is Back
How the Global Rise of Faith is Changing the World
AvAdrian Wooldridge,John Micklethwait
E-bok
Engelska, 2011
121 kr
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As the world becomes more modern, it is not becoming more secular. Instead, on the street and in the corridors of power, religion is surging. As God is Back shows, for better or for worse, faith is on the increase - fuelled by an American-style model of personal, customer-driven, aggressively marketed religion. Shining a light on this huge, hidden world of faith, from Californian megachurches to exorcisms in Sao Paulo, from China's aspirant middle-class Christians to mosques in Nigeria, this book shows that if you want to understand the modern world, you cannot afford to ignore God - whether you believe in Him or not.
Right Nation
Why America is Different
AvAdrian Wooldridge,John Micklethwait
E-bok
Engelska, 2011
143 kr
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The Right Nation is the definitive portrait of the America that few outsiders understand: the America that votes for George Bush, that supports the death penalty and gun rights, that believes in minimal government and long prison sentences, that pulled out of the Kyoto Protocol. America, argue John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge, award winning journalists at The Economist, has always been a conservative country; but over the past 50 years it has built up a radical conservative movement unlike any other country. The authors tell the story of how these radicals took over the Republican Party, and they deconstruct the Bush White House, examining the many influences from neo-conservatism to sun belt entrepreneurialism. This quest takes the authors from young churchgoers in Colorado Springs to gay gun clubs in Massachusetts to black supporters of school vouchers in Milwaukee. And they drive to the heart of a question that is relevant to us all: why does America seem so different?
Future Perfect
The Challenge and Promise of Globalization
AvAdrian Wooldridge,John Micklethwait
E-bok
Engelska, 2008
118 kr
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A Future Perfect is the first comprehensive examination of the most important revolution of our time—globalization—and how it will continue to change our lives. Do businesses benefit from going global? Are we creating winner-take-all societies? Will globalization seal the triumph of junk culture? What will happen to individual careers? Gathering evidence worldwide, from the shantytowns of São Paolo to the boardrooms of General Electric, from the troubled Russia-Estonia border to the booming San Fernando Valley sex industry, John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge deliver an illuminating tour of the global economy and a fascinating assessment of its potential impact.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Measuring the Mind
Education and Psychology in England c.1860-c.1990
AvAdrian Wooldridge
Häftad, Engelska, 2006
624 kr
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The central claim of Measuring the Mind is that, contrary to popular opinion, the psychologists who dominated educational policy-making between the wars were educational progressives and political radicals. They argued that education should reflect the requirements of children rather than the convenience of adults, and regarded intelligence testing as an instrument of child-centred education. These psychologists owed their political inspiration to the meritocratic ideal and lost popularity with the waning of this ideal after the war. Four main themes dominate the discussion: the emergence of educational psychology as a distinct discipline; the recent history of ideas about children's mental development; the role of experts in formulating educational policy; and the rise and fall of the measurement of merit.
Measuring the Mind
Education and Psychology in England c.1860-c.1990
AvAdrian Wooldridge
Inbunden, Engelska, 1994
1 697 kr
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The central claim of Measuring the Mind is that, contrary to popular opinion, the psychologists who dominated educational policy-making between the wars were educational progressives and political radicals. They argued that education should reflect the requirements of children rather than the convenience of adults, and regarded intelligence testing as an instrument of child-centred education. These psychologists owed their political inspiration to the meritocratic ideal and lost popularity with the waning of this ideal after the war. Four main themes dominate the discussion: the emergence of educational psychology as a distinct discipline; the recent history of ideas about children's mental development; the role of experts in formulating educational policy; and the rise and fall of the measurement of merit.
A Future Perfect: The Challenge and Promise of Globalization
AvJohn Micklethwait,Adrian Wooldridge
Häftad, Engelska, 2003
315 kr
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Company
A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea
AvAdrian Wooldridge,John Micklethwait
E-bok
Engelska, 2003
88 kr
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From the acclaimed authors of A Future Perfect comes the untold story of how the company became the world’s most powerful institution.Like all groundbreaking books, The Company fills a hole we didn’t know existed, revealing that we cannot make sense of the past four hundred years until we place that seemingly humble Victorian innovation, the joint-stock company, in the center of the frame. With their trademark authority and wit, Economist editors John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge reveal the company to be one of history’s great catalysts, for good and for ill, a mighty engine for sucking in, recombining, and pumping out money, goods, people, and culture to every corner of the globe. What other earthly invention has the power to grow to any size, and to live to any age? What else could have given us both the stock market and the British Empire? The company man, the company town, and company time? Disneyfication and McDonald’sization, to say nothing of Coca-colonialism? Through its many mutations, the company has always incited controversy, and governments have always fought to rein it in. Today, though Marx may spin in his grave and anarchists riot in the streets, the company exercises an unparalleled influence on the globe, and understanding what this creature is and where it comes from has never been a more pressing matter. To the rescue come these acclaimed authors, with a short volume of truly vast range and insight.From the Hardcover edition.
Wake-Up Call
Why the pandemic has exposed the weakness of the West - and how to fix it
AvJohn Micklethwait,Adrian Wooldridge
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
142 kr
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An urgent and informed look at the challenges Britain and world governments will face in a post-Covid-19 world.The Covid crisis has not just highlighted the failures of certain governments, it is accelerating a shift in the balance of power from West to East. After a decade where politics in the US and the UK has been consumed with inward-facing struggles, countries like South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, as well as China, have made extraordinary advances economically, technologically and politically.In this beautifully crafted essay, Micklethwait and Wooldridge explain how we ended up in this mess and explore the possible routes out. If Western governments respond creatively to the crisis, they will have a chance of reversing decades of decline; if they dither and delay while Asia continues to improve, the prospect of a new Eastern-dominated world order will increase. The big question facing the world is whether the West can rise to the challenge as it has before.
Wake-Up Call
Why the pandemic has exposed the weakness of the West - and how to fix it
AvAdrian Wooldridge,John Micklethwait
E-bok
Engelska, 2020
27 kr
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An urgent and informed look at the challenges Britain and world governments will face in a post-Covid-19 world.The Covid crisis has not just highlighted the failures of certain governments, it is accelerating a shift in the balance of power from West to East. After a decade where politics in the US and the UK has been consumed with inward-facing struggles, countries like South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, as well as China, have made extraordinary advances economically, technologically and politically. In this beautifully crafted essay, Micklethwait and Wooldridge explain how we ended up in this mess and explore the possible routes out. If Western governments respond creatively to the crisis, they will have a chance of reversing decades of decline; if they dither and delay while Asia continues to improve, the prospect of a new Eastern-dominated world order will increase. The big question facing the world is whether the West can rise to the challenge as it has before.
Great Disruption
How business is coping with turbulent times
AvAdrian Wooldridge
E-bok
Engelska, 2015
171 kr
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Based around a compilation of his popular Schumpeter columns, Adrian Wooldridge takes a look at the forces that are disrupting today''s fast-moving business world. The disruption has many causes: the internet''s rapid spread; the challenge from emerging markets in innovation and manufacturing; clever management techniques that are forcing companies to rethink strategy; robots advancing from the factory floor into the service sector; and much more. These developments are shaking business and social life to its foundations, producing a new set of winners and losers, and forcing everyone to adapt and change. The Great Disruption explains:- The forces that are disrupting today''s business world, and the management gurus that predicted them.- Who are the winners and the losers, and how institutions have tried (and often failed) to change.- How classic management problems, such as talent management, distribution, and outsourcing persist, but with a new twist. - What the future holds for companies, universities, competition and society.It also reminds us why Joseph Schumpeter''s ideas about creative destruction are particularly valuable today.
Centrists of the World Unite!
The Lost Genius of Liberalism
AvAdrian Wooldridge
Häftad, Engelska, 2027
151 kr
Kommande
Meritokrati
AvAdrian Wooldridge
E-bok
Svenska
139 kr
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Är något mer självklart än att den bäste kandidaten ska ha jobbet? Tanken var en gång revolutionerande och revolutionär. I de börds- och skråsamhällen som präglat en stor del av mänsklighetens historia betydde härkomst, förbindelser, betalningsförmåga och grupptillhörighet mer än kompetens när ämbeten med makt skulle besättas.I dag ser vi med förvåning och förakt på det som tidigare generationer tog för givet. Adrian Wooldridge skildrar det skiftet, förebådat av filosofer som Platon och Konfucius, eftersträvat av huvudsakligen liberala och radikala reformatorer, och motarbetat av dem som betonade värdegemenskap och stabilitet i staters ledning.Wooldridge visar hur meritokratin ständigt riskerar att tappa udden, att försjunka till slutna elitvälden, där familj och förbindelser åter blir viktigare än intelligens och förmåga. Här synar han kritiken mot idén om meritokrati från såväl höger som vänster. Kan tanken på förmågans betydelse åter vinna den reformkraft den en gång hade?Adrian Wooldridge disputerade i Oxford och har under många år varit redaktör och kolumnist i The Economist. I denna långessä ger han en syntes av ett komplext skeende i en elegant framställning stundtals präglad av stilla ironi.
Religion : in the past, the present day and the future
In the Past, the Present Day and the Future
AvChakravarthi Ram-Prasad,Janne Haaland Matlárym. fl.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2020
218 kr
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The belief in a governing, universal, celestial principle has followed us through human history. More than 80 percent of the world's population has a religious affiliation and even in secular states, religion continues to play an important role. Politics and international relations today cannot be understood without accounting for the element of religion in cultural contexts.
The essays in this book derive from the Engelsberg Seminar of 2014, and investigate the role which religion plays in society today and in the past. They also explore religion as a phenomenon in relation to the human condition and how it manifests itself as an individual experience. In order to understand ourselves, do we need to understand religion?

Adrian Wooldridge – författare

Centrists of the World Unite!

Den revolutionära mitten : liberalismens förlorade själ

Capitalism in America: An Economic History of the United States

Marknaden : kapital, stater och tankar om en fri värld

Religion : i historia, samtid och framtid

Fourth Revolution

The Revolutionary Center: The Lost Genius of Liberalism

Masters of Management

Wake-Up Call

God is Back

Fourth Revolution

Capitalism in America

Aristocracy of Talent

The Right Nation: Conservative Power in America

The Fourth Revolution: The Global Race to Reinvent the State

Capitalism in America

Aristocracy of Talent

God is Back

Right Nation

Future Perfect

Measuring the Mind

Measuring the Mind

A Future Perfect: The Challenge and Promise of Globalization

Company

Wake-Up Call

Wake-Up Call

Great Disruption

Centrists of the World Unite!

Meritokrati

Religion : in the past, the present day and the future