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Mark Zuckerberg''s inaugural pick for his ＂Year of Books＂ challenge,The End of Powerupdates the very notion of power for the 21st century. Power, we know, is shifting: From West to East and North to South, from presidential palaces to public squares, from once formidable corporate behemoths to nimble startups and, slowly but surely, from men to women. But power is not merely dispersing; it is also decaying. Those in power today are more constrained in what they can do with it and more at risk of
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Naím, scholar and columnist, explains that “power is what we exercise over others that leads them to behave in ways they would not otherwise have behaved.” He builds his case for the decay of power claiming that power no longer buys as much; it is easier to get, harder to use, and easier to lose. Presidents, executives in financial services and oil companies, international religious leaders, and politicians continue to wield great power, but less so than their predecessors; today’s leaders have more challenges, competitors, and constraints in the form of citizen activism, global markets, and the ever-present media. The decay of power has made space globally for new ventures, companies, voices, and more opportunities, but it also holds great potential for instability. Naím concludes that now we are more vulnerable to bad ideas and bad leaders, and strongly recommends a conversation not on the obsession with “whowhat is Number One” but “what is going on inside those nations, political movements, corporations, and religions.” A timely and timeless book. --Mary Whaley--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Moisés Naímborn 1952 is a Distinguished Fellow at theCarnegie Endowment for International Peace, an internationally syndicated columnist whose writings are published by leading papers worldwide, and the author of more than 10 books. In 2013, the British magazineProspectlisted Naim as one of theworld''s leading thinkers.In 2014, Dr. Naím was ranked among thetop 100 influential global thought leadersby GDIGottlieb Duttweiler Institutefor work in his latest book,The End of Power.
Naim served as the editor in chief ofForeign Policymagazine for 14 years 1996-2010. Since 2011, he has directed and hosted Efecto Naim, a weekly television program on international affairs that airs throughout the Americas onNTN24. In 2010, he received theOrtega y GassetPrize for his important contribution to journalism in the Spanish language.
He is the former Minister of Trade and Industry forVenezuelaand Director of its Central Bank and Executive Director of theWorld Bank.
Naím is the author or editor of more than ten books on topics related to geopolitics, international economics and economic development.
In 2005, his bookIllicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers, and Copycats are Hijacking the Global Economywas selected by theWashington Postas one of the best non-fiction books of the year; it was published in 14 languages and is the basis of anEmmy Award-winning documentaryproduced byNational GeographicFilm and Television in 2010.
Naím''s most recent book isThe End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being in Charge Isn''t What It Used To Be2013, and in it he argues that power has become "easier to get, harder to use, and easier to lose" due to the demographic explosion, increase in geographic mobility, and a shift in cultural norms. Both theFinancial Timesand theWashington Postnamed it one of the best books of 2013.Bill Clintonsaid that The End of Power "will change the way you read the news, the way you think about politics, and the way you look at the world."George Sorossaid this "extraordinary new book will be of great interest to all those in leadership positions - business executives, politicians, military officers, social activists and even religious leaders. [It] will spark intense and important debate worldwide."Fernando Henrique Cardosocommented: "In my own experience as president of Brazil I observed first hand many of the trends that Naim identifies in this book, but he describes them in a way that is as original as it is delightful to read. All those who have power - or want it - should read this book." The End of Power has been translated into more than ten languages, including Italian, Arabic, Chinese and Portuguese. It has also been widely reviewed in newspapers and magazines including the Washington Post,The Economist,Reason Magazine,El Paísand Exame.
On January 2, 2015, The End of Power was selected by Facebook CEOMark Zuckerbergas the inaugural book for his "A Year of Books", a public resolution to read one new book every two weeks in 2015.
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