Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail
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“A provocative read...There are few tomes that coherently map such broad economic histories as well as Mr. Dalio’s. Perhaps more unusually, Mr. Dalio has managed to identify metrics from that history that can be applied to understand today.” —Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York Times
From legendary investor Ray Dalio, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Principles, who has spent half a century studying global economies and markets, Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order examines history’s most turbulent economic and political periods to reveal why the times ahead will likely be radically different from those we’ve experienced in our lifetimes—and to offer practical advice on how to navigate them well.
A few years ago, Ray Dalio noticed a confluence of political and economic conditions he hadn’t encountered before. They included huge debts and zero or near-zero interest rates that led to massive printing of money in the world’s three major reserve currencies; big political and social conflicts within countries, especially the US, due to the largest wealth, political, and values disparities in more than 100 years; and the rising of a world power (China) to challenge the existing world power (US) and the existing world order. The last time that this confluence occurred was between 1930 and 1945. This realization sent Dalio on a search for the repeating patterns and cause/effect relationships underlying all major changes in wealth and power over the last 500 years.
In this remarkable and timely addition to his Principles series, Dalio brings readers along for his study of the major empires—including the Dutch, the British, and the American—putting into perspective the “Big Cycle” that has driven the successes and failures of all the world’s major countries throughout history. He reveals the timeless and universal forces behind these shifts and uses them to look into the future, offering practical principles for positioning oneself for what’s ahead. Read more
Editor's Take
Amazon reviewers say this Ray Dalio book is highly insightful, especially for its global economic history, clear structure, and big-picture analysis of why nations rise and fall. Many readers call it eye-opening, worth buying, and useful for investing or understanding world events, though some note that the writing can feel repetitive. A few customer reviews also mention that Dalio’s conclusions can be provocative or frustrating in places, but still valuable overall.
On Amazon and in other book reviews, readers often describe it as informative, thought-provoking, and well researched, with strong charts and visuals. Some reviewers praise how readable it is for a serious economics/history book, while others feel parts of it are too long or simplified. Review blogs generally frame it as an ambitious macro-history book with strong lessons, even when they disagree with some of Dalio’s conclusions.
On Reddit and similar discussion forums, readers typically focus on the book’s sweeping explanation of cycles, its relevance to current geopolitics, and whether Dalio’s framework is too deterministic. Overall sentiment is mixed-to-positive: most people respect the research and ambition, but some criticize repetition and debate how practical the predictions are.
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| Publisher | Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster |
| Publication date | November 30, 2021 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 576 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1982160276 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1982160272 |
| Item Weight | 1.95 pounds |
| Dimensions | 6 x 1.9 x 9 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,138 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2 in Economic History (Books) #2 in Macroeconomics (Books) #2 in International Economics (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (8,947) |
