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The End of Power

Moisés Naím

Besides bringing more freedom to our lives, a decline in power has also increased danger in the world. The spread of power more widely will require societies to reexamine how much benefit democratized power brings over centralized power.

historical

economics

business

leadership

political-science

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What's it about?

The End of Power (2013) discusses how advancements in technology and modern society have led old power structures to crumble. In today’s generation, power is distributed among society rather than held by a few elites. But how does that affect society and government?

Book summary

Moisés Naím is a writer and journalist from Venezuela. At the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, he holds the title of Distinguished Fellow. Additionally, he has been the anchor and director of Efecto Naím, a weekly television news program on foreign events and economics on NTN24, since 2012.

"When people are more numerous and living fuller lives, they become more difficult to regiment and control."

"Power is the ability to direct or privent the current or future actions of other groups and individ."

"Power is easier to obtain and harder to use or even to keep."

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We are witnessing the crumbling of power everywhere.

The more of anything we have, the harder it becomes to control.

Today's global citizens enjoy uncontrollable and unprecedented mobility.

Changes in mentality will lead to questioning everything.

Political power is distributed more and more.

Even the less powerful ones have significant influence in international affairs.

There is an enormous fluctuation in both personal and corporate wealth.

Small churches, media organizations, and charities are challenging their industry's big players.

Besides its advantages, the degradation of power loss also comes with risks.

We may protect ourselves against the negative effects of the end of power by understanding power, engaging in politics, and refusing easy propaganda.

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