"Identifies 10 pervasive and seemingly impossible challenges including immigration reform, income inequality, political corruption and Islamic terrorism and shows that each has a solution, and not merely a hypothetical one, but one that has been proven in a real hotspot in the world,"--NoveList.

Introduction: Legends of the fall -- Profits to the people : how Brazil spreads its wealth -- Let the right ones in : Canada's immigration revolution -- Kill them with kindness : how Indonesia crushed and co-opted its Islamic extremists -- Learn to live with it : Rwanda's wrenching reconciliation -- Assume the worst : how Singapore conquers corruption -- Diamonds aren't forever : how Botswana defeated the resource curse -- This land is my land : why the shale revolution could only happen in the USA -- Manufacture your miracle : how South Korea keeps its economy growing, and growing, and growing -- Give to get : how Mexico got its government going again -- DIY defense : New York City and the art of the work-around -- Conclusion: How to survive and thrive in a world of decline.