The wake up call : why the pandemic has exposed the weakness of the West - and how to fix it
Micklethwait, John2020
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'The Wake Up Call' shows how the current crisis 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 such as partisan showdowns in Congress or the fight over Brexit, countries like South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, as well as China, have made extraordinary advances economically, technologically and politically. The weakness of the West has been brutally exposed as governments have failed the most basic test of keeping their citizens safe. As such, the coronavirus crisis has served to make government important again. Good government is now the difference between living and dying. Micklethwait and Wooldridge explain how we ended up in this mess and explore the possible routes out.
Main title:
The wake up call : why the pandemic has exposed the weakness of the West - and how to fix it / John Micklethwait, Adrian Wooldridge.
Author:
Micklethwait, John, authorWooldridge, Adrian, author
Imprint:
London : Short Books, 2020.
Collation:
176 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781780724829 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
Western countries -- Politics and government -- 21st centuryEast Asia -- Politics and government -- 21st centuryComparative governmentQuarantine -- Political aspects -- Western countries -- History -- 21st centuryQuarantine -- Political aspects -- East Asia -- History -- 21st centuryPolitics and Government
BRN:
1181616
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