{"product_id":"what-happened-to-liberal-democracy-trade-paperback","title":"What Happened to Liberal Democracy? (Trade Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRE-ORDER NOW! The estimated release date is 6 October 2026. Please note your complete order will only ship once the Pre-Order item becomes available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A very important work and a must-read' THOMAS PIKETTY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A thoughtful proposed solution to the most important question of modern democracy' JARED DIAMOND\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Outstanding...This is the book for our time' PHILIP PETTIT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom its inception, liberalism offered a glittering promise of shared prosperity, equality, democratic values and the free pursuit of knowledge. At first, it flourished. And then it faltered. Once a tantalising beacon of hope, it began to erode and decay at the hands of elitism, intolerance and rising autocracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne could say that liberalism is broken. So what comes next?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNobel prize-winning co-author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhy Nations Fail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Daron Acemoglu charts the rise and fall of liberal democracy, and offers hope for a way forward: a new theory that lays the groundwork for how we can - and must - remake liberalism before it's too late.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daron Acemoglu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47331231662258,"sku":"9781805228677","price":428.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9781805228677.jpg?v=1776927722","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/what-happened-to-liberal-democracy-trade-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}