The 10 Rules Of Successful Nations Av Ruchir Sharma

<p><b>This short primer distils Ruchir Sharma''s decades of global analytic experience into ten rules for identifying nations that are poised to take off or crash.</b><br><br>A wake-up call to economists who failed to foresee every recent crisis, including the cataclysm of 2008, <i>10 Rules</i> is full of insights on signs of political, economic, and social change. Sharma explains, for example, why autocrats are bad for the economy; robots are a blessing, not a curse; and consumer prices don''t tell you all you need to know about inflation. He shows how currency crises begin with the flight of knowledgeable locals, not evil foreigners; how debt crises start in private companies, not government; and why the best news for any country is none at all.<br><br>Rethinking economics as a practical art, <i>10 Rules </i>is a must-read for business, political and academic leaders who want to understand the most important forces that shape a nation''s future.</p>