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How to Run the World

Charting a Course to the Next Renaissance

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How to Run the World

By: Parag Khanna
Narrated by: Jim Meskimen
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 Here is a stunning and provocative guide to the future of international relations—a system for managing global problems beyond the stalemates of business versus government, East versus West, rich versus poor, democracy versus authoritarianism, free markets versus state capitalism. Written by the most esteemed and innovative adventurer-scholar of his generation, Parag Khanna’s How to Run the World posits a chaotic modern era that resembles the Middle Ages, with Asian empires, Western militaries, Middle Eastern sheikhdoms, magnetic city-states, wealthy multinational corporations, elite clans, religious zealots, tribal hordes, and potent media seething in an ever more unpredictable and dangerous storm. But just as that initial “dark age” ended with the Renaissance, Khanna believes that our time can become a great and enlightened age as well—only, though, if we harness our technology and connectedness to forge new networks among governments, businesses, and civic interest groups to tackle the crises of today and avert those of tomorrow.

With his trademark energy, intellect, and wit, Khanna reveals how a new “mega-diplomacy” consisting of coalitions among motivated technocrats, influential executives, super-philanthropists, cause-mopolitan activists, and everyday churchgoers can assemble the talent, pool the money, and deploy the resources to make the global economy fairer, rebuild failed states, combat terrorism, promote good governance, deliver food, water, health care, and education to those in need, and prevent environmental collapse. With examples taken from the smartest capital cities, most progressive boardrooms, and frontline NGOs, Khanna shows how mega-diplomacy is more than an ad hoc approach to running a world where no one is in charge—it is the playbook for creating a stable and self-correcting world for future generations.

How to Run the World is the cutting-edge manifesto for diplomacy in a borderless world. Political Science Politics & Government Africa Middle East Capitalism Socialism Iran Latin American Military Imperialism Business Government China Middle Ages

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I first saw Parag Khanna talk in 2016, and I found his vision of how connectivity changes the global order inspiring. But this work presents little more food for thought than his one hour speech at the Smart City Expo.

This book does a decent job of outlining emerging trends, and providing examples of the actors of these trends.

I find this book falls short of the mark due to its prescription to simply do more of what is currently being done. Rather than trying to envision how the emerging trends he presents are likely to truly change the world order.

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