Intelligent governance for the 21st century : a middle way between West and East / Nicolas Berggruen and Nathan Gardels

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For decades, liberal democracy has been extolled as the best system of governance to have emerged out of the long experience of history. Today, such a confident assertion is far from self-evident. Democracy, in crisis across the West, must prove itself. This highly timely volume is both a conceptual and practical guide of impressive scope to the challenges of good governance as the world continues to undergo profound transformation in the coming decades

Globalization 2.0 and the challenges to good governance -- America's consumer democracy versus China's modern mandarinate -- Liberal democratic constitutionalism and meritocracy : hybrid possibilities -- The new challenges for governance : social networks, megacities, and the global scattering of productive capabilities -- Intelligent governance : tenets and template -- Rebooting California's dysfunctional democracy -- The G-20 : global governance from summits to subnational networks -- Europe : political union and the democratic deficit -- Survival of the wisest