An Economic Inquiry into the Nonlinear Behaviors of Nations

Reviews / Votes

"Innovative and stimulating! Guo introduces a much-needed new perspective on the traditional topic of 'the emergence and fall of empires' that has become a much-discussed important field, given the ongoing reshaping of the international order that is due to the decline of the uni-polar world (dominated by the US), the emergence of a multi-polar world with some new international powers (such as China), and the re-emergence of old powers (such as Russia)." (Paolo Urio, University of Geneva, Switzerland) "Professor Guo explores the dynamics of civilizations from the beginnings to our perplexingly complex world. There are lots of thought-provoking ideas here on the rise and decline of nations as well as on China's current and future place in the world economy. Anyone wishing to understand global developments should give this book serious consideration." (John Komlos, University of Munich, Germany, and Duke University, USA)< "It is interesting to see a Chinese perspective on the questions of deep history that have engaged Jared Diamond, Yuval Harari and David Christian. Guo argues that understanding cyclical threats has been the key to human progress, which is driven by the dialectic of material privation and human ingenuity." (Peter Rutland, Wesleyan University, USA)