Shahid Javed Burki 
Rising Powers and Global Governance 
Changes and Challenges for the World’s Nations

This book reinforces the need to understand the sources of global change that is taking place and to accommodate it in the world political, social, and economic systems. Linking the United States, China, India, and Russia along with Europe and the Middle East, the author addresses demographics, international trade, technology, and climate change as global challenges that require cooperation in order to be solved. Both academics and policymakers will be enlightened, discovering ways of addressing global change by working together rather than through confrontation.

Table of Content

1.Global Change and its Consequences.- 2. A Receding America?.- 3. Rising China.- 4. Rising India.- 5. Russia:  A Revanchist State.- 6. The Afghan Conundrum.- 7. Iran’s Reentry into the World.- 8. The Rise of Extremist Islam.- 9. Europe under Stress.- 10. Demographic Changes.- 11. Trade: A Major Driver of Global Growth and Integration.- 12. Climate Change and its Consequences.- 13. Technology and Development.- 14. The Final Word: Broken Countries and Breaking Systems.

About the author

Shahid Javed Burki is a former Vice President of the World Bank and Finance Minister in Pakistan. He is the author of twenty books on development issues, covering China, Latin America, Pakistan, and South Asia.