Megachange : economic disruption, political upheaval, and social strife in the 21st century /

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"Big, unexpected changes are here to stay. Slow, incremental change has become a relic of the past. Today's shifts come fast and big, what Darrell West calls megachanges, in which dramatic disruptions in trends and policies occur on a regular basis. Domestically, we see megachange at work...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: West, Darrell M., 1954- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Brookings Institution Press, 2016.
Temas:
2000-2099
Civilization, Modern > 21st century.
Change.
Social change.
Political development.
World politics.
Civilisation > 21e siècle.
Changement (Philosophie)
Développement politique.
Politique mondiale.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > Economics.
HISTORY > World.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > General.
Civilization, Modern.
Forecasts.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1. Overcoming presentism
  • Big moves abroad
  • Disruptions at home
  • Extremism begets extremism
  • Plan of the book
  • Chapter 2. Shocks in foreign affairs
  • Globalization
  • 9/11 terrorism
  • The Arab Spring uprising
  • Russia's Crimean invasion
  • Charlie Hebdo murders and Paris attacks Brexit
  • Dramatic consequences
  • Chapter 3. Shifts in domestic politics
  • Religious revival
  • The Reagan Revolution
  • Marijuana legislation
  • Same-sex marriage
  • Obamacare
  • Income inequality
  • Trumpism and border security
  • The rapid pace of domestic change
  • Chapter 4. Thermidorian reactions
  • How 1960s protests spawned conservative reactions
  • Antismoking attitudes and policies
  • HIV and AIDS
  • Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis
  • Recognizing Cuba
  • Thesis and antithesis
  • Chapter 5. The complications of zealotry
  • The clashes between and within civilizations
  • A visit to Lebanon
  • The trip to Bahrain
  • Jewish fundamentalists
  • Islamic fundamentalists
  • Christian fundamentalists
  • Apocalyptic thinking
  • Chapter 6. The challenge of megachange
  • The challenge for individuals
  • The challenge for society
  • The challenge for governance
  • Weakening political extremism
  • The reversibility of progress
  • Chapter 7. Navigating the future
  • Broadening horizons
  • Finding anchors
  • Understanding that small shifts can have great impact
  • Ending winner-take-all
  • Deradicalizing civil society
  • Chapter 8. Future possibilities
  • Iran gets a nuclear bomb
  • Robots take the jobs
  • Global warming and rising seas
  • Europe turns right and undermines democracy
  • What if we are not alone in the universe?
  • Addressing nightfall.

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