The Fix: How Nations Survive and Thrive in a World in Decline

Synopsis

Longlisted For The Ft/mckinsey Business Book Of The Year Award 2016 From Immigration Reform To Energy Resources, From Political Paralysis To Inequality And Extremism, We Are Beset By A Raft Of Huge And Seemingly Insurmountable Issues. The Daily Newspapers, The Rolling 24-hour Television News, Portray A World In Terminal Decline: The Rise Of Is, The Syrian Refugee Crisis, Beijing's Financial Fallibility And Putin's Brazen Annexing Of The Crimea. The Ripples Are Felt By Us All In Our Everyday Lives - In Unemployment Figures Or, If We're Lucky, Our Stubbornly Flat Payslips, In The Crumbling Roads, Tube Strikes And Sky-rocketing Tuition Fees. What Goes Under-reported Are The Success Stories. Here, Taking Ten Of The Most Knotty Issues We Face Today, Jonathan Tepperman Examines Unsung Individuals' Bold And Innovative Attempts Against All Odds And Expectations To Solve Some Of The Important Problems Governments Have Struggled With For Decades. Each Chapter Tells The Story Of One Government That's Found A Way To Avoid The Snares That Entangle Most Of The Others. The Solutions Described In The Book Aren't Speculative: They've All Already Been Tried, And They Work. Controversial, Provocative But Always Stimulating, Tepperman Here Offers A Powerful, Data-driven Case For Optimism. Written With Flair And An Infectious Exuberance, The Fix Is A Book To Restore Hope To The Pessimistic, And Offer Both Practical Advice And Inspiration In A Time Of Relentless Bad News. Introduction: Legends Of The Fall -- Profits To The People: How Brazil Spreads Its Wealth Let The Right Ones In: Canadas Immigration Revolution Kill Them With Kindness: How Indonesia Crushed And Co-opted Its Islamic Extremists Learn To Live With It: Rwandas Wrenching Reconciliation Assume The Worst: How Singapore Conquers Corruption Diamonds Arent Forever: How Botswana Defeated The Resource Curse This Land Is My Land: Why The Shale Revolution Could Only Happen In The Usa Manufacture Your Miracle: How South Korea Keeps Its Economy Growing And Growing And Growing Give To Get: How Mexico Got Its Government Going Again Diy Defense: New York City And The Art Of The Work-around Conclusion: How To Survive And Thrive In A World In Decline. Jonathan Tepperman. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 275-288) And Index.