Edge of Chaos

'An incisive analysis of our economic challenges' Irish TimesAround the world, people angry at stagnant wages and growing inequality have rebelled against established governments and turned to political extremes - from the revolutions of the Arab Spring to Brexit and the election of Donald Trump. Liberal democracy, history's greatest engine of growth, now struggles to overcome unprecedented economic headwinds - whether it's aging populations, scarce resources, or unsustainable debt burdens. In Edge of Chaos, prize-winning economist Dambisa Moyo shows why economic growth is essential to global stability, and why liberal democracies are failing to produce it today. Rather than turning away from democracy, she argues, we must fundamentally reform it. A sobering diagnosis of the scale, scope, and urgency of our political and economic ills, Edge of Chaos presents a radical blueprint for change in order to galvanize economic growth and ensure the survival of democracy in the twenty-first century.order to galvanize economic growth and ensure the survival of democracy in the twenty-first century. 'Moyo's familiarity with the dismal science radiates through her provocative new work, Edge of Chaos, as she argues compellingly that the global failure to achieve sustained, inclusive growth underpins the rampant political turmoil' New York Times von Moyo, Dambisa