The World We're in

by Will Hutton

Book Overview

t is a very unusual for a book of ideas both to have an effect on policy makers and catch the popular imagination which THE STATE WE'RE IN triumphantly achieved. THE WORLD WE'RE IN could affect the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0349114714
• ISBN13: 9780349114712
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Time Warner Books UK
• Length: 514 Pages

Customer Reviews

Persuasive stuff

It's pretty hard to argue with this book. Occasionally, his tone is a little jingoistic and sometimes the book lacks cohesion. But the case he makes is compelling.It's extremely easy to read - as you would expect from a journalist of his calibre.A pleasure to read a book that challenges the conservative dogma that dominates the Anglo-Saxon World.

An uncomfortable read for Democrats AND Republicans

Hutton challenges - with persuasive evidence - the idea that the US is a uniquely productive economy with unparalleled levels of social mobility. Rather, he argues that Americans can learn much from the European model of capitalism, and warns of serious consequences if we fail. This book should be required reading for anyone who claims to be serious about understanding our present economic and political crises.