" ... [argues] that [the] current crisis in government is nothing less than the fourth radical transition in the history of the nation-state ... The West has led these revolutions, but [is] now ... in the midst of a fourth revolution, and it is Western government that is in danger of being left behind ... Drives home a powerful argument: that countries' success depends overwhelmingly on their ability to reinvent the state. And that much of the West--and particularly the United States--is failing badly in its task. China is making rapid progress with government reform at the same time as America is falling badly behind ... "--Publisher.
year: 2014
call number/section: 320.1
subjects: webb, beatrice, 1858-1943, political and social views, mill, john stuart, 1806-1873, hobbes, thomas, 1588-1679, political science / history & theory, business & economics / economic history, political science, history, crisis management in government, east and west, united states, politics and government, 1989-