{"product_id":"the-fate-of-the-west","title":"The Fate of the West","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen faced with global instability and economic uncertainty, it is  tempting for states to react by closing borders, hoarding wealth and  solidifying power. We have seen it at various times in Japan, France and  Italy and now it is infecting much of Europe and America, as the vote  for Brexit in the UK has vividly shown. This insularity, together with  increased inequality of income and wealth, threatens the future role of  the West as a font of stability, prosperity and security. Part of the  problem is that the principles of liberal democracy upon which the  success of the West has been built have been suborned, with special  interest groups such as bankers accruing too much power and too great a  share of the economic cake.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo how is this threat to be  countered? States such as Sweden in the 1990s, California at different  times or Britain under Thatcher all halted stagnation by clearing away  the powers of interest groups and restoring their societies' ability to  evolve. To survive, the West needs to be porous, open and flexible. From  reinventing welfare systems to redefining the working age, from  reimagining education to embracing automation, Emmott lays out the  changes the West must make to revive itself in the moment and avoid a  deathly rigid future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44791190880435,"sku":"9781781257357","price":479.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17478121199781781257357.jpg?v=1762853668","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/the-fate-of-the-west","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}