The Fourth Revolution: The Global Race to Reinvent the State

By John Micklethwait, Adrian Wooldridge

Categories: Politics & Social Sciences

The Fourth Revolution: The Global Race to Reinvent the State (2014) is a book by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge. The authors argue that Western governments face a fourth great revolution in the organization of the state, after the rise of the nation-state, the liberal state and the welfare state. They urge democracies to reinvent themselves or lose ground to leaner rivals in Asia.

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• Fareed Zakaria: “This week's book of the week is John Micklethwait and Adrian Woolridge's "The Fourth Revolution." This is the latest in a series of smart books by two top editors of "The Economist" and it presents a powerful, intelligent agenda for revitalizing Western government or governments anywhere. It does it in crystal clear prose as well. The book will be out Thursday, but you can order it now.”