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Berggruen and Gardels courageously invite us and the next generation to tackle this problem head on, with humility and open minds. <br/> <strong>– Michael Spence, Nobel laureate, Chairman of the World Bank Commission on Growth and Development, author of “The Next Convergence.”</strong> </p> <p>Berggruen and Gardels offer an unconventional take on what good governance should mean in the 21<sup>st</sup> century, going beyond exasperated accounts of East versus West to offer something far more compelling and pragmatic. <br/> <strong>– Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman, Google</strong> </p> <p>Do we have something to learn from China's political experience? The authors breach the taboo and say yes, imagining a political system that combines accountability and meritocracy and sketching an emergent globalization that could reenergize multilateralism. 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