The J Curve

This article is about the book by Ian Bremmer. For other uses of the term, see J curve.
The J Curve: A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall
AuthorIan Bremmer
LanguageEnglish
GenrePolitics, International Affairs
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication date
September 12, 2006
Publication placeUnited States
Media typeHardback
Pages320 p. (hardback edition)
ISBN0-7432-7471-7
OCLC65341173
320.3 22
LC ClassJC489 .B74 2006

The J Curve: A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall (Simon & Schuster: 2006) is a book by political scientist Ian Bremmer. It was named a "Book of the Year" in 2006 by The Economist.[1]

Bremmer's J Curve describes the relationship between a country's openness and its stability; focusing on the notion that while many countries are stable because they are open (the United States, France, Japan), others are stable because they are closed (North Korea, Cuba, Iraq under Saddam Hussein). According to Bremmer, a government's motivations differ dramatically depending on where they fall on the J curve.

  1. ^ "Books of the year 2006". The Economist. 2006-12-06. Retrieved 2018-07-19.