First published 2016
Ruchir Sharma transforms economics from abstract theory into practical observation. Drawing from twenty-five years of global travel and encounters with villagers, tycoons, and presidents from Rio to Beijing, he reduces thousands of economic variables to ten clear principles. Sharma teaches readers to interpret political headlines, black market activity, onion prices, and billionaire rankings as indicators of economic booms, busts, and social unrest. Writing for a post-crisis world where slow growth has replaced rapid expansion and political upheaval has supplanted stability, he provides tools for recognizing change as it happens. The book serves as a field guide for understanding economic shifts in any era, offering readers concrete methods to decode the signals that predict a nation's trajectory.
Genres: business, politics, economics, non-fiction, 21st-century, academic
Vibes: thought-provoking
Tropes: practical-observation
Setting: Beijing, Rio
480 pages · Hardcover · W. W. Norton & Company