Breakout Nations: In Pursuit of the Next Economic Miracles

After a decade of rapid growth, the world's most celebrated emerging markets are slowing down.Which countries will rise to become the next economic stars? In this bestselling critique of conventional wisdom, writer and Morgan Stanley investor Ruchir Sharma draws on two decades spent touring the globe to offer insights into the world's most interesting emerging markets.Sharma reveals his rules for spotting success stories and lays out a compelling argument for where the future will happen.A new chapter written for this paperback edition explains what this means for rich nations of the West and whether we may be about to see an American economic renaissance. 'Fascinating. . . Not only does he challenge the accepted wisdom - that China and India will motor on, ad infinitum - but he comes up with some surprising candidates for the next decade's economic stars.'Sunday Times 'The most interesting book on the new economic landscape that I have read in years.'Fareed Zakaria 'There is no better book for country-by-country accounts of emerging markets.'Times of India 'This is a great road-map to the new and better-balanced world in which we will all live.' Independent 'An investor's lonely planet guide to the world for the new century.' Bloomberg 'Combines keen on-the-ground reporting and economic and investment analysis with lively, lucid prose.'Forbes