Edge of Chaos

'An incisive analysis of our economic challenges' Irish Times

In Edge of Chaos, prize-winning economist Dambisa Moyo shows why economic growth is essential to global stability, and why liberal democracies are failing to produce it today. Rather than turning away from democracy, she argues, we must fundamentally reform it. Calling for an aggressive retooling of our political system, Moyo proposes new constraints on both elected officials and voters, including: extending politicians' terms so as to better match economic cycles, increasing minimum qualifications for candiates, introducing mandatory voting, and implementing a weighted voting system to empower the most knowledgeable and engaged citizens.

A sobering diagnosis of the scale, scope, and urgency of our political and economic ills, Edge of Chaos presents a radical blueprint for change in order to galvanize economic growth and ensure the survival of democracy in the twenty-first century.

'Moyo's familiarity with the dismal science radiates through her provocative new work, Edge of Chaos, as she argues compellingly that the global failure to achieve sustained, inclusive growth underpins the rampant political turmoil' New York Times