The J Curve: A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall

What Freakonomics does for understanding the economy, The J Curve does for better understanding how nations behave. Bremmer's tour of the nations of the world -- our friends, our foes, and others in between -- shows us how to see the world fresh, get rid of shopworn attitudes, and discover a new and useful way of thinking.

Author: Ian Bremmer
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 09/11/2007
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780743274722
ISBN10: 0743274725
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | History & Theory | General
- Political Science | International Relations | General
- Political Science | Comparative Politics

About the Author
Ian Bremmer is a political scientist who helps business leaders, policymakers, and the general public make sense of the world around them. He is president and founder of Eurasia Group, the world's leading political risk research and consulting firm, and GZERO Media, a company dedicated to providing intelligent and engaging coverage of international affairs. Ian is also a frequent guest on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, the BBC, Bloomberg, and many other television stations around the world. Ian has published ten books, including the New York Times bestseller Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism which examines the rise of populism across the world. He also serves as the foreign affairs columnist and editor at large for Time magazine. He currently teaches at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and previously was a professor at New York University.