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Book review of Too Small to Fail: Why Some Small Nations Outperform Larger Ones And How They Are Reshaping The World

Cover of Too Small To Fail: Why Some Small Nations Outperform Larger Ones And How They Are Reshaping The World
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Cover of Too Small To Fail: Why Some Small Nations Outperform Larger Ones And How They Are Reshaping The World

Chintan Girish Modi
For a book that argues that smaller is better, the title is more than a mouthful. Too Small To Fail: Why Some Small Nations Outperform Larger Ones And How They Are Reshaping The World presents the idea that economic power is no longer linked to maintaining giant armies and navies. It is a matter of winning trade battles and global contests for attracting professional talent.

“For centuries, a country’s status has been measured by the size of its territorial reach, its military might and its natural resource endowment,” writes the author R James Breiding. “While still important to the