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Imagine if you could predict the rise and fall of nations, understanding the secrets to their success or failure. Well, you can. 'Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order' uncovers the patterns behind these shifts.
Two core cycles dictate this global dance: the long-term debt cycle and the Cycle of Internal Order. These cycles reflect economic activity, societal behavior, and how a nation relates to its debt.
When a country peaks economically, its population becomes complacent, borrowing not to invest and create, but to consume and rest. This, coupled with internal disorder, often leads to decline.
Simultaneously, another nation rises, and a shift in the World Order takes place. All nations, from the Dutch Empire to the U.S., have experienced these cycles. The future is shaped by understanding these past changes.
Three significant forces - the Long-Term Debt and Capital Markets Cycle, the Internal Order and Disorder Cycle, and the External Order and Disorder Cycle - are always in play. As they align, they determine the world order. Studying these patterns is the first step towards navigating our future effectively
Non-fiction
Economics
History
Geopolitics
Big Cycle: This overarching concept involves the rise and fall of nations and their economies, driven by debt cycles and societal behavior. It’s a recurring pattern that has shaped history and will continue to impact the future.
Long-Term Debt and Capital Markets Cycle: This cycle reflects how nations relate to their debt, a dynamic that significantly impacts their rise or fall.
Internal Order and Disorder Cycle: This speaks to the societal behavior within a nation. The cycle oscillates between times of hard work and progress to times of complacency and disorder, influencing the nation’s economic strength.
External Order and Disorder Cycle: This cycle pertains to how countries interact with each other on the global stage, often determining the shift in world order.
Evolution and Productivity: The idea that despite the rise and fall of nations, overall wealth increases over time due to human productivity and evolution. However, this gradual increase in wealth and productivity doesn’t cause significant shifts in society; instead, these shifts are driven by booms, busts, revolutions, and wars, which are products of the cycles mentioned above.
