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The J Curve: A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall

Ian Bremmer, Joel H. Rosenthal

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

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Ian Bremmer describes the political and economic forces that revitalize some states and push others toward collapse. He concludes that political isolation and sanctions often work against their intended results and that globalization is the key to opening closed authoritarian states.
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