The j curve a new way to understand why nations rise and fall paperback illustrated sept 11 2007 by ian bremmer author visit amazons ian bremmer page find all the books read about the author and more search results for this author ian bremmer author 41 out . The j curve a new way to understand why nations rise and fall bremmer ian 8601416680217 books amazonca. Bremmers j curve describes the relationship between a countrys 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. Bremmer posits the framework of the j curve upon which to examine why and to an extent how nations rise and fall this framework is built on the a graph with vertical axis measuring stability and the horizontal axis measuring openness with a j shaped curve not dissimilar in look to the nike swoosh. Buy the paperback book the j curve a new way to understand why nations rise and fall by ian bremmer at indigoca canadas largest bookstore free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders what freakonomics does for understanding the economy the j curve does for better understanding how nations behave bremmers tour of the nations of the world our friends our foes and others in