Megachange: Economic Disruption, Political Upheaval, and Social Strife in the 21st Century

by Darrell M. West

Book Overview

"Big, unexpected changes are here to stay.

Slow, incremental change has become a relic of the past. Today's shifts come fast and big, what Darrell West calls megachanges, in which dramatic disruptions in trends and policies occur on a regular basis.

Domestically, we see megachange at work in the new attitudes and policies toward same-sex marriage, health care, smoking, and the widespread legalization of marijuana use. Globally,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815729219
• ISBN13: 9780815729211
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.3"