Friday, July 30, 2010

Book Review: The J Curve

Title
The J Curve
A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall


Author
Ian Bremmer
Adjunct Professor, School for International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
President, Eurasia Group

Publication Date
2006

Publication Information
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks; 291 pages

Reason for Reading
The author, Ian Bremmer was on The Daily Show on May 13th pitching his newest book, “The End of the Free Market.” In the interview, he seemed to be knowledgeable, thoughtful, and articulate so I thought his book would be worth checking out. While searching, I discovered a previous book of his in the bargain section of Amazon, so I thought I’d try that one first.