{"product_id":"the-wakeup-call-why-the-pandemic-has-exposed-the-weakness-of-the-west-and-how-to-fix-it-isbn-9780063065291","title":"The Wake-Up Call: Why the Pandemic Has Exposed the Weakness of the West, and How to Fix It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[An] executive summary of modern political history studded with sweeping assertions and telling anecdotes.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -- \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Thought-provoking.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e-- \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A shot in the arm...powerful.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e -- The Financial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wake-Up Call\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, refreshingly concise and eminently readable, highlights how the modern crisis of governance compounded the challenges of the pandemic.\" -- \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBloomberg\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Wake-Up Call\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e argues that Covid-19 has exposed not just one president's shortcomings but a much more profound degeneration of governance dating back long before 2016...You will read no more interesting book on the political consequences of the pandemic than this.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -- Niall Ferguson, author of \u003cem\u003eCivilization: The West and the Rest \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2020 (BLOOMBERG)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn urgent and informed look at the challenges America and world governments will face in a post Covid-19 world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Covid-19 pandemic has revealed that governments matter again, that competent leadership is the difference between living and dying. A few governments proved adept at handling the crisis while many others failed. Are Western governments healthy and strong enough to keep their citizens safe from another virulent virus—and protect their economies from collapse? Is global leadership passing from the United States to Asia—and particularly China? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wake-Up Call \u003c\/em\u003eaddresses these urgent questions. Journalists and longtime collaborators John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge identify the problems Western leaders face, and outline a detailed plan to help them become more vigilant, better prepared, and responsive to disruptive future events. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe problems that face us are enormous; as \u003cem\u003eThe Wake-Up Call\u003c\/em\u003e makes clear, governments around the world must re-engineer the way they operate to successfully meet the challenges ahead. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"A shot in the arm...powerful.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"COVID-19 was a wake-up call for the West - especially the United States. Micklethwait and Wooldridge offer a masterful analysis of Western failure, and a clear program for the future.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne Applebaum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With their customary wit and insight, John Mickethwait and Adrian Wooldridge offer a fresh take on an old theme: the decline of the West. \u003cem\u003eThe Wake-Up Call\u003c\/em\u003e argues that Covid-19 has exposed not just one president's shortcomings but a much more profound degeneration of governance dating back long before 2016. Can the United States and whatever else remains of “the West” repair their broken systems sufficiently to compete with East Asia's alternatives? And who exactly is Bill Lincoln? You will read no more interesting book on the political consequences of the pandemic than this.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNiall Ferguson, author of Civilization: The West and the Rest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Thought-provoking.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A succinct and credible assessment of Western government dysfunctions.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A readable and fascinating excursion.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[An] executive summary of modern political history studded with sweeping assertions and telling anecdotes.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times  Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperVia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889429836005,"sku":"NP9780063065291","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063065291.jpg?v=1730231237","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-wakeup-call-why-the-pandemic-has-exposed-the-weakness-of-the-west-and-how-to-fix-it-isbn-9780063065291","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}