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how countries use crises to solve the world's worst problems
x, 307 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
"Identifies 10 pervasive and seemingly impossible challenges including immigration reform, income inequality, political corruption and Islamic terrorism and shows that each has a solution, and not merely a hypothetical one, but one that has been proven in a real hotspot in the world, "--NoveList
1. Introduction: Legends of the Fall -- 2. Profits to the People: How Brazil Spreads Its Wealth -- 3. Let the Right Ones In: Canada's Immigration Revolution -- 4. Kill Them with Kindness: How Indonesia Crushed and Co-opted Its Islamic Extremists -- 5. Learn to Live with It: Rwanda's Wrenching Reconciliation -- 6. Assume the Worst: How Singapore Conquers Corruption -- 7. Diamonds Aren't Forever: How Botswana Defeated the Resource Curse -- 8. This Land Is My Land: Why the Shale Revolution Could Only Happen in the USA -- 9. Manufacture Your Miracle: How South Korea Keeps Its Economy Growing. And Growing. And Growing -- 10. Give to Get: How Mexico Got Its Government Going Again -- 11. DIY Defense: New York City and the Art of the Work-Around -- 12. Conclusion: How to Survive and Thrive in a World in Decline
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-288) and index