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Up the Down Escalator: Why the Global Pessimists Are Wrong (edition 2004)

by Charles Leadbeater

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The 1990s were uptiopian. The cold War ended; democracy spread across the world. At home with a new economy, New Labour and new Britain declared a decisive break with the past. The roaring nineties came to an end on September 11. But then, with the collapse of the high-tech stock boom and increasing fears about globalization, the shadows had been gathering for some time.… (more)
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Title:Up the Down Escalator: Why the Global Pessimists Are Wrong
Authors:Charles Leadbeater
Info:Penguin Books Ltd (2004), Paperback, 400 pages
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The 1990s were uptiopian. The cold War ended; democracy spread across the world. At home with a new economy, New Labour and new Britain declared a decisive break with the past. The roaring nineties came to an end on September 11. But then, with the collapse of the high-tech stock boom and increasing fears about globalization, the shadows had been gathering for some time.

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