Superstates: Empires of the Twenty-First Century by Roberts, Alasdair
Superstates: Empires of the Twenty-First Century by Roberts, Alasdair

Superstates: Empires of the Twenty-First Century

In this century, the world will conduct an extraordinary experiment in government. In 2050, forty percent of...
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Superstates: Empires of the Twenty-First Century by Roberts, Alasdair

Superstates: Empires of the Twenty-First Century

$63.45
Superstates: Empires of the Twenty-First Century by Roberts, Alasdair

Superstates: Empires of the Twenty-First Century

$63.45
Author: Alasdair Roberts
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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In this century, the world will conduct an extraordinary experiment in government. In 2050, forty percent of the planet's population will live in just four places: India, China, the European Union, and the United States. These are superstates - polities that are distinguished from normal countries by expansiveness, population, diversity, and complexity.

How should superstates be governed? What must their leaders do to hold these immense polities together in the face of extraordinary strains and shocks? Alasdair Roberts looks to history for answers. Superstates, he contends, wrestle with the same problems of leadership, control, and purpose that plagued empires for centuries. But they also bear heavier burdens than empires - including the obligation to improve life for ordinary people and respect human rights.

One axiom of history was that empires always died. Size and complexity led to fragility, and imperial rulers improvised constantly to put off the day of reckoning. Leaders of superstates are doing the same today, pursuing radically different strategies for governing at scale that have profound implications for democracy and human rights. History shows that there are ways to govern these sprawling and diverse polities well. But this requires a different way of thinking about the art and methods of statecraft.



Author: Alasdair Roberts
Publisher: Polity Press
Published: 02/22/2023
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.98w x 0.79d
ISBN: 9781509544486

About the Author
Alasdair Roberts is Professor of Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His previous books include Can Government Do Anything Right? published by Polity in 2019. He is a Fellow of the US National Academy of Public Administration. His website is www.alasdairroberts.ca
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