![]() ![]() ![]() The philosophical West has made enormous contributions to humanity, offering ideals such as the equality of people and the dignity of the individual, while the material West places self-interest above values, regularly choosing leaders who cling to power and wealth. He takes the rules established by the West - on democracy, rule of law and social justice - holding them up like a big mirror and showing the distorted reflection practiced by the US and Europe. Overall, the book’s tone is more professorial than diplomatic. The book is a stern message to the West from a man who has mastered its practice Mahbubani, dean and professor with the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, the National University of Singapore, also had a long diplomatic career that included service as Singapore’s ambassador to the United Nations. With The New Asian Hemisphere: The Irresistible Shift of Global Power to the East, Mahbubani is earnest and blunt, essentially telling the democratic West: We like your rules please play by them. The premise of Kishore Mahbubani’s latest book is simple: If representative democracy is the best known form of governance for nations, then it’s also the best form for the world. ![]()
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