{"title":"Philip Pilkington","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Pilkington\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the complexities of modern political and economic systems with sharp analysis and critical insight. His works delve into the challenges facing global liberalism, offering readers a profound examination of current affairs through a thoughtful and nuanced lens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for those interested in the shifting dynamics of power and ideology, Pilkington's writing combines rigorous research with clear, accessible prose. His books invite reflection on the future of politics in an increasingly interconnected world.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-collapse-of-global-liberalism-by-philip-pilkington-9781509566228","title":"The Collapse of Global Liberalism","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1990s, a vision emerged of a frictionless world of globalisation in which the West would become ever richer on the basis of a tech-based service economy, all underpinned by a rules-based liberal international order. It became the basis for the mainstream politics of centre-left and right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePhilip Pilkington argues that this vision was always delusional and is now dying. It is based on a doctrinaire and unrealistic form of liberalism and has given rise to hollowed-out financialised economies and disintegrating societies that can barely even reproduce their population or meet their energy needs. The US and UK find themselves ill-equipped to compete with China and other non-liberal states within an emerging post-liberal order in which what really matters is industrial capacity, realpolitik, and military strength. Only by abandoning our liberal delusions and advancing our own brand of hard-headed post-liberalism can the West survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNo clear-sighted observer of contemporary geopolitics can afford to miss this bracing diagnosis of the West’s malaise and bold agenda for renewal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlso available as an audiobook.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471737602284,"sku":"9781509566228","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/84f5882b81520faa7dfbcd027c0fda52.jpg?v=1775791869"},{"product_id":"the-collapse-of-global-liberalism-by-philip-pilkington-9781509566211","title":"The Collapse of Global Liberalism","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1990s, a vision emerged of a frictionless world of globalization in which the West would become ever richer on the basis of a tech-based service economy, all underpinned by a rules-based liberal international order. It became the basis for the mainstream politics of centre-left and right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePhilip Pilkington argues that this vision was always delusional and is now dying. It is based on a doctrinaire and unrealistic form of liberalism and has given rise to hollowed-out financialised economies and disintegrating societies that can barely even reproduce their population or meet their energy needs. The US and UK find themselves ill-equipped to compete with China and other non-liberal states within an emerging post-liberal order in which what really matters is industrial capacity, realpolitik and military strength. Only by abandoning our liberal delusions and advancing our own brand of hard-headed post-liberalism can the West survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNo clear-sighted observer of contemporary geopolitics can afford to miss this bracing diagnosis of the West’s malaise and bold agenda for renewal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlso available as an audiobook.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47603214876908,"sku":"9781509566211","price":119.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509566211-the-collapse-of-global-liberalism.jpg?v=1778057717"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/philip-pilkington.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}