In this pioneering work, an acclaimed writer and investor outlines his system for identifying the rise and fall of economic power THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'Entertaining, acute and disarmingly honest' Economist 'A vital guide to the new economic order' Rana Foroohar, Time The crisis of 2008 ended the illusion of a golden era in which many people imagined that prosperity and political calm would continue to spread indefinitely. In a world now racked by slowing growth and mounting unrest, how can we discern which nations will thrive and which will fail? Shaped by prize-winning author Ruchir Sharma's twenty-five years travelling the world, The Rise and Fall of Nations rethinks economics as a practical art. By narrowing down the thousands of factors that can shape a country's future, it spells out ten clear rules for identifying the next big winners and losers in the global economy.