Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-320) and index
Contents:
Prologue: Davos, 2009 pt. 1. Age of transformation, 1978-1991 China, 1978 : Deng's counter-revolution Britain, 1979 : Thatcherism The United States, 1980 : the Reagan revolution The European Union, 1986 : embracing the market The Soviet Union, 1985-91 : glasnost, perestroika, and collapse Europe, 1989 : the year of revolutions Latin America, 1982-91 : the triumph of democracy and markets India, 1991 : the last Asian giant opens up The Gulf War, 1991 : the unipolar moment pt. 2. Age of optimism : 1991-2008 Democracy : Francis Fukuyama and the end of history Prosperity : Alan Greenspan and the end of economic history Progress : Bill Gates and the triumph of technology Peace : Bill Clinton and the win-win world The optimistic East : Kishore Mahbubani and the Asian century The European experiment : Gunter Verheugen and the expansion of Europe The anti-globalisers : from the Asian crisis to 9/11 Power : Charles Krauthammer and the neo-conservatives pt. 3. Age of anxiety The American crisis A world of troubles World government : the world as Europe Axis of authoritarianism : the world as Russia and China Fractured world : the world as Pakistan Zero-sum world Saving the world
