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The Fix
The Fix: How Nations Survive and Thrive in a World in Decline | Jonathan Tepperman
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Introduction -- Legends of the fall -- Inequality -- Profit, progress, and the middle path -- Immigration -- Let the right ones in -- Islamic extremism -- Help your enemies defeat themselves -- Civil war -- A rough reconciliation -- Corruption -- The benefits of beginning at the bottom -- The resource curse -- Government with guardrails -- Energy -- Grow a revolution from the ground -- The middle income trap -- How to manufacture a miracle -- Gridlock I -- Compromise or face demise -- Gridlock ii -- Diy defense -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Acknowledgments
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Lissa00
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I thought this incredibly interesting and pragmatic. Each chapter focuses on a different country, the crisis it faced and how it was dealt with by its leaders. Surprisingly, it was also fairly accessible reading.

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Lissa00
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First sentence: "This is a good news book."

I definitely need one of those!

Tjackson I can't wait to read your review! 7y
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LubicaP
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Kudos for the positive spirit but the sensationalist tone was too much for my tired, bring-on-the-summer-holiday brain.

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Alwayscoolwb
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Malcolm Gladwell like in presentation of world leaders changing their nations.

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Alwayscoolwb
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A little light reading while at work.

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BookishMarginalia
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Ouch! This was written before the election, and of course, was proven patently untrue. Not political suicide. Sigh. 😟😔😖

Gleefulreader Oh boy, is that hard to read today. 7y
Nat_Reads Painful. 7y
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Suzze If only. 7y
B.Reader I really like the last full sentence about reform being needed and potential benefits being profound. So true and so sad. 7y
melbeautyandbooks That fact that not of the things he said were political suicide is scary and sad. 7y
[DELETED] 1409720085 Good thing there is a barf emoji now because I feel sick about this 100% of the time. 🤢🤢🤢 7y
DrJAdMerricksson Gods, I wish it had been political suicide. That man sickens me. 😤 7y
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BookishMarginalia
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The wisdom of Groucho Marx seems like a fitting #epigraph

***This book is billed as "a provocative look at the world's most difficult, seemingly ineradicable problems --and the surprising stories of the countries that solved them." Sign me up for some hope!***

Notafraidofwords Hope for 700 please. Hell, at this point-even false hope will do. 7y
B.Reader Am reading Hope in the Dark right now--am a quarter into it and it is giving me all the hope feels. Would recommend it if you need more about hope! 7y
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