{"product_id":"rude-awakening-threats-to-the-global-liberal-order-hardback-9780812250442","title":"Rude Awakening; Threats to the Global Liberal Order (Hardback) 9780812250442","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRude Awakening\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThreats to the Global Liberal Order\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMauro F. Guillén (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780812250442\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 May 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e168 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"In the past decade the world's politics and economies have changed in ways that are as surprising as they are befuddling. In this short book professor Mauro Guillén tackles the big questions of our time with verve, erudition and originality. He offers powerful answers and asks interesting questions. A must read.\" (Moises Naím, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) \"\u003ci\u003eRude Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e rings the alarm over the negative consequences of abandoning political and economic liberalism, arguing that it can provide a framework for business, government, and civil society to unmask the false promises of nationalism and populism.\" (Barbara Judge, Institute of Directors) \"A most comprehensive and timely assessment of the challenges to the Global Liberal Order. A must read for its grasp of the various changes in the global landscape.\" (Joseph W. Westphal, U.S. Ambassador, retired)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of World War II, a number of institutions designed to promote a liberal global economic and geopolitical order were established-the International Monetary Fund, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (forerunner of the World Trade Organization), and the World Bank in the economic sphere, and the United Nations in the geopolitical realm. Although these organizations were far from perfect, their actions promoted rising living standards and political freedoms for all. Liberalism thus reengineered represented a fundamental bet on the supremacy of democracy and the market economy, and spurred the transformation of North America, Western Europe, and Japan into prosperous societies, each with a large and vibrant middle class and a social safety net.\u003cbr\u003e Now, however, this liberal geopolitical and economic order is under attack. The free movement of goods, services, money, people, and information that once formed the recipe for progress under liberalism is blamed by many for rising inequality, mass migrations, and the declining legitimacy of political parties, as well as the fragmentation of global superpower relations. Nationalism, xenophobia, and populism continue to advance at the right and left ends of the political spectrum, eroding the moderate middle ground.\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eRude Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e, Mauro F. GuillÉn argues for an improved international arrangement to provide for stability and prosperity. He offers key considerations that a reinvented global liberal order must address-from finding a balance between markets and governments to confronting present realities, such as rapid technological change and social inequality, to recognizing that Europe and the United States can no longer attempt by themselves to steer the global economy. \u003ci\u003eRude Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e affirms the potential of liberalism still to provide a flexible framework for governments, businesses, workers, and citizens to explore and make necessary compromises and coalitions for a better future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. How Did We End up Here?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. The Rude Awakening\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. New Actors Enter the Stage\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Allocating the Blame\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. What Needs to Be Done?\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559202386200,"sku":"9780812250442","price":22.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/rude-awakening-threats-to-the-global-liberal-order-hardback-9780812250442","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}