Adil Najam
Dean, Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University @BUPardeeSchool. Former Vice Chancellor, Lahore University of Management Sciences (Pakistan).
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âRIP #JohnLeCarrÊ, 1931-2020 David John Moore Cornwell, the mastermind of âSmileyâs Peopleâ & âThe Spy Who Came In From The Coldâ, died at 89. The perfect teller of spy stories; nowhere done better than in âTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spyâ; his first book I read, & fell in love with https://t.co/JEOCDDsWPJâ (from X)
The first part of John le CarrÊ's acclaimed Karla Trilogy, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy sees the beginning of the stealthy Cold War cat-and-mouse game between the taciturn, dogged George Smiley and his wily Soviet counterpart. A mole, implanted by Moscow Centre, has infiltrated the highest ranks of the British Intelligence Service, almost destroying it in the process. And so former spymaster George Smiley has been brought out of retirement in order to hunt down the traitor at the very heart of the Circus - even though it may be one of those closest to him. 'A stunning story' Wall Street Journal 'A great thriller, the best le CarrÊ has written' Spectator THE FIFTH GEORGE SMILEY NOVEL
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âIf you can, watch @Netflix documentary #Capital in the 21st Century, based on @PikettyLeMonde's book. Powerful messaging; also, rivetting visual story-telling. Watch also my conversation with Piketty on #Inequality in #WorldAfterCorona and changes needed. https://t.co/frCI4BAWf1â (from X)
A New York Times #1 Bestseller An Amazon #1 Bestseller A Wall Street Journal #1 Bestseller A USA Today Bestseller A Sunday Times Bestseller A Guardian Best Book of the 21st Century Winner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award Winner of the British Academy Medal Finalist, National Book Critics Circle Award What are the grand dynamics that drive the accumulation and distribution of capital? Questions about the long-term evolution of inequality, the concentration of wealth, and the prospects for economic growth lie at the heart of political economy. But satisfactory answers have been hard to find for lack of adequate data and clear guiding theories. In Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Thomas Piketty analyzes a unique collection of data from twenty countries, ranging as far back as the eighteenth century, to uncover key economic and social patterns. His findings will transform debate and set the agenda for the next generation of thought about wealth and inequality. Piketty shows that modern economic growth and the diffusion of knowledge have allowed us to avoid inequalities on the apocalyptic scale predicted by Karl Marx. But we have not modified the deep structures of capital and inequality as much as we thought in the optimistic decades following World War II. The main driver of inequalityâthe tendency of returns on capital to exceed the rate of economic growthâtoday threatens to generate extreme inequalities that stir discontent and undermine democratic values. But economic trends are not acts of God. Political action has curbed dangerous inequalities in the past, Piketty says, and may do so again. A work of extraordinary ambition, originality, and rigor, Capital in the Twenty-First Century reorients our understanding of economic history and confronts us with sobering lessons for today.
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âEven if you are not founding or funding a #StartUp, read this book. A must for every @Entrepreneur. Anything by Prof. @LSusskind is not just insightful into 'why' things happen the way they do, but helpful about 'how' to make things happen differently https://t.co/mJBjzBkk3T https://t.co/YmT4Cg69S8â (from X)
The great majority of startups fail, and most entrepreneurs who have succeeded have had to bounce back from serious mistakes. Entrepreneurs fumble key interactions because they donât know how to handle the negotiation challenges that almost always arise. They mistakenly believe that deals are about money when they are much more complicated than that. This book presents entrepreneurship as a series of interactions between founders, partners, potential partners, investors and others at various stages of the entrepreneurial process - from seed to exit. There are plenty of authors offering âtipsâ on how to succeed as an entrepreneur, but no one else scrutinizes the negotiation mistakes that successful entrepreneurs talk about with the authors. As Dinnar and Susskind show, learning to handle emotions, manage uncertainty, cope with technical complexity and build long-term relationships are equally or even more important. This book spotlights eight big mistakes that entrepreneurs often make and shows how most can be prevented with some forethought. It includes interviews with high-profile entrepreneurs about their own mistakes. It also covers gender biases, cultural challenges, and when to employ agents to negotiate on your behalf. Aspiring and experienced entrepreneurs should pay attention to the negotiation errors that even the most successful entrepreneurs commonly make.
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âDone with first leg of journey & part of the book. His #youth leader days for the #MuslimLeague under tutelage of his mentor, #HuseynShaheedSuhrawardy, during independence movement most interesting. For 10 of his 23 years as a Pakistani he was in jail. So many lessons lost here! https://t.co/0g3uktbic4â (from X)
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