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Book · 2021 · Business cycles

Changing World Order

Why Nations Succeed Or Fail

by Ray Dalio · Recommended by 3 people on 4 podcasts

Why people recommend it

Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order by Ray Dalio is an ambitious economic and historical analysis that examines why nations succeed and fail by studying the cyclical rise and fall of major global empires and reserve currencies. On Honestly with Bari Weiss, Brian Armstrong credited the book as a major influence on his own perspective, noting that listeners could hear echoes of Dalio's economic frameworks reflected in his own commentary. On The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, Steven Bartlett brought up the text to explore the recurring historical cycles of superpowers, noting that major shifts in global order tend to happen roughly every eighty years. On the Lex Fridman Podcast, Brian Armstrong returned to the subject, explaining how the author analyzed centuries of historical data across various civilizations, including past Chinese empires, the Dutch, and the Ottomans, to understand the mechanics behind how empires build and lose economic dominance. Additionally, on On Purpose with Jay Shetty, Jay Shetty introduced the billionaire investor by his book's full title to discuss his overarching success principles. Across these discussions, the podcast hosts and guests praised the work for providing a macro-level historical lens through which to interpret current geopolitical tensions, economic instability, and the shifting landscape of global power dynamics in the twenty-first century.

Who recommended it

Brian Armstrong — 2 mentions
Recommended
“I think um Ray Doo’s Book Changing World Order you hear some of the ideas reflected in my comments today”
Discussed
“he talks in there he looks back at history right he looks at like empires and you know going back to various chinese empires the dutch and ottomans and everybody and how did they rise”
Steven Bartlett — 1 mention
Discussed
“this one here on the front of your book, The Changing World Order, happens roughly every 80 years.”
Jay Shetty — 1 mention
Discussed
“and we'll also be talking about his new book the changing world order why nations succeed and fail”

Also mentioned in the same episodes

Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“The next time we spoke, we discussed his second book, Changing World Order, and now, in this interview, we're talking about his new journal, My Principles.”
Own book
“So I needed to study 500 years, which I summarized in a book called 'Changing World Order.'”