The Great Convergence: Asia, the West, and the Logic of One World
Feb 2013 · Sold by PublicAffairs
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The twenty-first century has seen a rise in the global middle class that brings an unprecedented convergence of interests and perceptions, cultures and values. Kishore Mahbubani is optimistic. We are creating a new global civilization. Eighty-eight percent of the world's population outside the West is rising to Western living standards, and sharing Western aspirations. Yet Mahbubani, one of the most perceptive global commentators, also warns that a new global order needs new policies and attitudes.
Policymakers all over the world must change their preconceptions and accept that we live in one world. National interests must be balanced with global interests. Power must be shared. The U.S. and Europe must cede some power. China and India, Africa and the Islamic world must be integrated. Mahbubani urges that only through these actions can we create a world that converges benignly. This timely book explains how to move forward and confront many pressing global challenges.
Policymakers all over the world must change their preconceptions and accept that we live in one world. National interests must be balanced with global interests. Power must be shared. The U.S. and Europe must cede some power. China and India, Africa and the Islamic world must be integrated. Mahbubani urges that only through these actions can we create a world that converges benignly. This timely book explains how to move forward and confront many pressing global challenges.
The twenty-first century has seen a rise in the global middle class that brings an unprecedented convergence of interests and perceptions, cultures and values. Kishore Mahbubani is optimistic. We are creating a new global civilization. Eighty-eight percent of the world's population outside the We...
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Wen-Yew Lee
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January 13, 2015
Interesting book, but I didn't agree with a lot of it.
Merry Me
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About the author
Kishore Mahbubani is a veteran diplomat whose ten books and numerous articles in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Financial Times have earned him global recognition as “the muse of the Asian century.” A former president of the UN Security Council, he is a distinguished fellow at the National University of Singapore’s Asia Research Institute. He lives in Singapore.
Kishore Mahbubani is a veteran diplomat whose ten books and numerous articles in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Financial Times have earned him global recognition as “the muse of the Asian century.” A former president of the UN Security Council, he is a distinguished fellow at the N...
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