Runciman, David
The Confidence Trap
- ISBN 13:
- 9780691178134
- author:
- Runciman, David
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 416
- Dimensions:
- 21.08 x 13.97 x 3.05 centimetres
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Politics, History & Theory,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Confidence Trap: A History of Democracy in Crisis from World War I to the Present - Revised Edition by David Runciman. This wide-ranging and compelling book explores how democracies have navigated moments of crisis, from the First World War to the economic crash of 2008. Through a global history with a focus on the United States, Runciman examines the politicians and thinkers who grappled with these crises, including those who shaped the post-war world order. Democracies are good at recovering from emergencies, but bad at avoiding them. The lesson they tend to learn is that they can survive crises - but this confidence trap can lead to complacency, breeding a false sense of security that may ultimately prove disastrous. As Runciman argues, democracy's greatest challenges today include debt, the war on terror, the rise of China, and climate change.
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