Breakout Ultimate. Official Club. See System Requirements. Available on PC Mobile device. Description Find a classic revisited with this breakout addictive and dynamic. Show More. What's new in this version Version 1 - First delivery Breakout Ultimate. Features Realistic physics allows you to control the trajectory of your ball. Levels "puzzle" to decipher.
Dynamic gameplay. Many bonuses and penalties. A table of the world's best scores to conquer. Various bricks and levels. A combo system to get the best score possible. Additional information Published by IPnose. Published by IPnose. I have completed this book in one of my most difficult times in life and I firmly believe what the author says: "If there's no wind for you, row" Jun 28, Diego rated it really liked it Shelves: economics-capitalism.
Ruchir is a stone cold pimp. He is head of emerging markets for Morgan Stanley and speaks so clearly and with energy He is interviewed on Bloomberg sometimes. He is very direct and doesn't muck up his explanations. I read his latest book "The Rise and Fall of Nations" and it is one of my favorites. This book proved to be a great refresher on the nations that have the necessary requirements for growth, or the recipe for failure.
His second book builds on this first one and ties his thoughts tog Ruchir is a stone cold pimp. His second book builds on this first one and ties his thoughts together into a set of rules to analyze various economies. This book starts with BRIC and Mexico describing their economic issues, Ruchir is good at pointing out when to notice economies are not doing well and what to look for. His logic is clear and he proves his analyses by visiting the countries of interest.
Based on his analyses, Poland, Czech Republic, Indonesia are setup for success. Turkey is hailed upon as a breakout nation, but recent political issues involving Erdogen may have adjusted that analysis.
South Korea has been booming tremendously in comparison to Taiwan. He calls them the gold medalist among all nations. They are killing it. Taiwan has far too much reliance on Chinese labor, which is losing its cost advantage. What is extremely interesting is his discussions with local policy makers in Seoul. They have been keeping their overall debt low to prepare for the impending unification of both Koreas. They anticipate absorbing the North once their regime fails.
They will inherit a wealth of natural resources and a whole new workforce ready to make a normal living. I also appreciate when he adds tidbits of advice like "rules of the road", which are succes or failure signs to watch for with emerging or frontier nations.
A few interesting points: - Rising stock prices favor the rich, rising oil prices hurt the lower income bracket. Every nation is different and their economic success or failure is relative, to each country's specific environment. View 1 comment. Mar 04, Kaushik rated it liked it.
The theme of this book is one close to my heart - to try and identify the next big winners on the global stage. The growth stories of South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and partly China are deeply inspirational ones for anyone interested in the genesis and drivers of lasting economic success.
Sharma attempts to identify the next set of winners from the current crop of emerging and frontier markets. One has to give credit to the author for identifying the temporary nature of commodity booms - this The theme of this book is one close to my heart - to try and identify the next big winners on the global stage.
One has to give credit to the author for identifying the temporary nature of commodity booms - this was back in when Brazil and Russia were in the pink of financial health. Wealth creation through rent seeking has since been identified as the bane in these countries and has come back to haunt them.
The author has also been prescient about the structural factors that would reduce the breakneck growth of the Chinese economy. The structural weaknesses of the Indian economy including population pressures, institutional weakness, and rent seeking billionaires have been aptly pointed out. We have seen in the period since this book's publication that it has been truly hard to return India to a high growth path.
A combination of the benefits of the reforms of the 90s and early noughties coupled with a general global boom made us believe that we had a God given right to enjoy high growth forever - we have since had a rude awakening. The chapters on Turkey's revival, a hint of reform in Nigeria albeit marred by anecdotal analysis of Kabila's sincerity in Congo , and the sluggishness in Mexico make for interesting reading.
However, there are some areas where the analysis in the book is superficial and excessively pro-market. The author has advocated "creative destruction" including encouraging hard landings by citing examples such as the US s and South Korea and their subsequent successes; this is contrasted with the stagnation caused by zombie banks and corporations in Japan.
While downturns do provide scope for tough reforms, the above argument ignores the fact that the "hard landing" in the US caused the Great Depression which was alleviated by Roosevelt through classic Keynesian stimulus, backstops for banks, and the small matter of a World War providing a huge impetus to manufacturing growth.
Another gap is to attribute the differences between the success of east Asian economies purely to market friendly reform. While this remains a factor, the structural inputs for long term success was laid in the s and 70s through massive investments in education and healthcare, wide ranging land reforms, focus on savings and investments, exposing select sectors to global competition while temporarily protecting others, and a relentless emphasis on long term competitiveness.
One only has to look at South Korea which started off by exporting construction services and basic goods, followed by ships, then steel, and is now a global leader across sectors. Each of these sectors had enjoyed some stimulus benefits from the government in the early stages of evolution. Taking issue with some expenditure on welfare in emerging economies even poorer ones in India ignores the political economy and the need to ensure a modicum of social justice the issue, of course, is in the corruption in countries from India to Brazil which makes a mockery of most welfare schemes.
On the whole, this is a decent read but not to be absorbed in isolation from other literature on the subject. Oct 31, Rishi Prakash rated it really liked it. These days, we keep seeing numerous books on emerging economies at regular interval. These are mostly written by Americans. Of late, some Indians who have made it big in the United States have also jumped into the book-writing business.
Morgan Stanley's top executive Ruchir Sharma's book 'Breakout Nations' stands out in this clutter of books. It is one of the most fascinating books on the world's new economies. I have come across very few guys who have original thoughts when it comes to writing These days, we keep seeing numerous books on emerging economies at regular interval.
This guy is definitely right up there. Let me just give an idea on the title of this book which is the basic concept. The definition of breakout nation is very modest.
They are not countries that are going to become superstars but they are those who over the next three, five, possibly 10 years, which will beat expectations compared to where the consensus is, and grow faster than other countries in that league.
He has gone deep into BRICS and come out with some amazing statistics but I won't talk about it here instead I will just mention the 2 countries whose name really surprised me: Czech Republic and Turkey. They are the 2 countries to watch in the next 5 years. A lot of them r superficial cozy-reads by journalists with minimal research and recycled material. This though is a joyride by d head of 'emerging markets' at Morgan Stanley.
The author analyses the economy of countries and their prospects of growth, providing needed history and culture. So, we know of d uneasy strict secularism of Turkey, d apartheid of South Africa, d strange case of expensive Brazil, "mafia-state" Russia and so on.
The author does this without being superficial, condescending or throwing jargon and gives a deep sense of satisfaction. Also, surprisingy the book hardly had any anecdotes or conversations and yet was unputdownable.
Also, i do not have any knowledge of economics and any1 who reads the newspaper would easily be able to comprehend everything. May 16, Rahul Gautam rated it it was ok.
The book is just a summary of the key factors driving the growth of key emerging markets in the world. While the author has tried to challenge the conventional wisdom of economists about emerging markets, he himself has not been able to come up with sufficient arguments to support his conclusions.
There are few generic comments regarding business and commodity cycles which are driven by intuition rather than by hard numbers and facts. For example, the author mentions that the commodity cycle of The book is just a summary of the key factors driving the growth of key emerging markets in the world.
For example, the author mentions that the commodity cycle of the last decade would fade away, which is intuitively correct but he does not highlight the reasons on why he believes that and when does he expects that cycle to end.
Clearly the book is a good read to get an overview of key economies of the world but it disappoints on providing insight which is not available in public domain already. May 18, Shrey Goyal rated it really liked it. The most concise, non-spin-doctored, insightful guide to the new economic landscape.
Completely changed the way I look at the whole 'emerging markets' phenomenon. Dec 25, Ajay Palekar rated it it was ok. Predicting the next economic miracle What is Ruchir Sharma's prediction? To be honest his answer is far less interesting than the framework and methodology he uses to follow and understand the trends and the conventional and very flawed logic and wisdom he spouts as he explains it.
Take one of his claims, "The suppressed Chinese consumer is a myth" he then cites the high consumption of Rolls Royces, Louis Vutton purses, Predicting the next economic miracle Take one of his claims, "The suppressed Chinese consumer is a myth" he then cites the high consumption of Rolls Royces, Louis Vutton purses, and other luxury products in China as counter-proof.
I am appalled by the stupidity of that argument. Overall, definitely not a fan of this books ideas, but it does raise interesting questions and did have some good insights into countries and markets I am less familiar with like Malaysia and South Africa.
Thought I do not trust Sharma's word. The book was written in and as the name suggests, it has made many macroeconomic predictions. Many of these predictions have been spot on. But the best thing about the book is that it links political system with the economic development. If you want to have an idea of the developing world, this is the book for you. Taking examples of both developed and developing nations, this well researched book covers how their economies are likely to shape up. Although it has become silightly outdated publish year : , still does a very good job highlighting how policymaking can be a leading indicator whether a nation is likely to breakout in the next decade.
Apr 29, Julia rated it liked it Shelves: Aug 01, Nishchal Kumar rated it it was amazing. A very well researched book on the economic conditions, growth opportunities and the trend to become amongst the present developing nations to become the next economic miracle. The book gives a very good economic condition, political system and governance and growth scenario in most of the leading world's developing countries.
May 21, M. Raghu rated it it was amazing. Excellent take on emerging countries and frontier markets. The writing style is engaging and research backed information on some of the countries are eye opening. A must read for any emerging market investor. Feb 10, Virat hooda rated it liked it Shelves: indian-authors. True Wonderer Economics ,is a fascinating study, to which i got acquainted quite late in life but it turned out to be one of those things that you instantly like Specially Macroeconomics and are surprised by the fact that you didn't come across them sooner.
And on that account Breakout nations does a bang on job, Mr. Sharma has used a LOT of research in this book, he has discussed about almost every important Nation and Area on the globe. Giving you insights and a lot to think about. It does so ,by systematically analyzing one emerging nation at a time. Now to the negative, the book is well researched and well written. The reasoning is logical and easy to follow but the book is now 'Outdated',it's , many of the predictions and assumptions of the author didn't pan out precisely because of his initial argument,its been more than 5 years, the world dynamics has changed, 'TRUMP' leads the US ,and talks of 'Protectionism' are heard everywhere in the world, the chaos in the middle east is still to be sorted.
Just because i picked up this book a bit late i couldn't give it a higher rating. But to understand the nuances and arguments of how to actually judge an economy or a breakout country more accurately, i most definitely recommend this to anyone remotely interested in economics.
The process followed by Ruchir sharma is to be studied and studied well, his rules of the road noted, Politics and Economy are not as isolated as people think, how a capable leader could breakout Nigeria or inept management doom a previously bright star like Vietnam is to be really understood, one has to look at a lot of aspects and for going that distance , and explaining it in marvelous simplicity i respect the author greatly.
This is a great work though a bit out of sync with the time but we could hardly fault the author, who states in the first chapter itself that:- "As much as we all love the speculative titillation of futurology, no one can forecast the next century with any credibility and, more important, be held accountable for it.
There's a certain gravitas to Ruchir Sharma's work. He writes with authority and quite some severity, both born out of experience as well as a natural inclination towards serious writing. This book is his second on my shelf, albeit one which comes chronologically before the other I've read.
Since I read this a while ago, a detailed critique is not forthcoming. This book is a shapshot of his views from It is neither optimistic nor pessimistic.
It just it. Sharma tries to do justice to everyt There's a certain gravitas to Ruchir Sharma's work. Sharma tries to do justice to everything he talks about, talking through the smugness of many emerging markets which had avoided the worst of the Economic Crash and the calling out the flagging fortunes of many who seemed to be going down the wrong path. Certain conclusions, most notably the ones about Turkey, seem quaint today given the prevailing political climate there, and ones about India speak of happier times, given the churn and unrest the ruling party has contributed to the zeitgeist.
Broadening the scope of that argument, Sharma seems to have missed the rise of illiberalism which crashed through the world a mere few years later. While he hints at being able to predict it, he falls short of calling it out for what it is: a hollowing out of the social contract and the mad scramble to replace it with something which just works. I do not believe it to be a fault in Sharma's thesis: more a problem in being able to predict anything with any level of accuracy.
Jun 26, Shishir rated it it was amazing. This book is a breath-taking journey of the economic 'juggernauts' of the present times. Written by a reputed investor, it provides us with the insight of how the people , inside the industry, perceive the countries in which they plan to invest.
Written in lucid manner, it explains why a nation can or can not ce a 'break-out' nation, an expression for nations which can project high economic growth in the foreseeable future. The author focuses on the 'emerging' nations with rules and regulation i This book is a breath-taking journey of the economic 'juggernauts' of the present times.
The author focuses on the 'emerging' nations with rules and regulation in place for their financial markets - like China, India, Turkey etc and the 'frontier' nations with no stringent rules for their financial institutions - like Africa, Middle East etc. The author draws similarity of the present economic conditions with those at the time of previous recessions and bubble bursts and gives the outcome in a very intriguing manner. Additional terms Terms of transaction.
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