TheRise and Fall of Nations

Ruchir Sharma is Head of Emerging Markets and Chief Global Strategist at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. His acclaimed book, Breakout Nations: In Pursuit of the Next Economic Miracles (2012), was an international bestseller. Sharma began his career as a writer and still contributes regularly to the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Foreign Affairs and other publications. One of the world's largest investors, he was named one of Foreign Affairs' Top Global Thinkers in 2012 and one of Bloomberg Market's 50 most influential thinkers in 2015.Filled with amazing data ... fascinating insights and revealing anecdotes, this is quite simply the best guide to the global economy today. Whether you are an observer or an investor, you cannot afford to ignore it.A fine guide to the great emerging market boom and bust.Sharma's wealth of knowledge ... and ample experience on the ground are strong foundations for his exploration of what makes economies break out, or break down.For sheer readability and insight on the developing world drama, I dare say you won't find a better choice.A vital guide to the new economic order.

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

'Entertaining, acute and disarmingly honest' Economist

'A vital guide to the new economic order' Rana Foroohar, Time

The crisis of 2008 ended the illusion of a golden era in which many people imagined that prosperity and political calm would continue to spread indefinitely. In a world now racked by slowing growth and mounting unrest, how can we discern which nations will thrive and which will fail?

Shaped by prize-winning author Ruchir Sharma's twenty-five years travelling the world, The Rise and Fall of Nations rethinks economics as a practical art. By narrowing down the thousands of factors that can shape a country's future, it spells out ten clear rules for identifying the next big winners and losers in the global economy.

'The nub of the book is how to spot which countries are likely to succeed, and which to fail, in this impermanent world. Sharma offers a framework of 10 rules. The more of these rules countries achieve, the more they are likely to rise rather than fall ... it may just help you avoid picking losers' David Smith, Sunday Times

'Amazing ... fascinating insights ... quite simply the best guide to the global economy today' Fareed Zakaria

'Lively and informative' Martin Wolf, Financial Times

'As ambitious as it is well executed ... a mix of humble pragmatism and daring decisiveness' Reuters