How Would You Assess the Overall Content of this Book?
The thesis of The Fix, by John Tepperman, reflects the success of ten leaders, who used crises to socially engineer change. Additionally, their underlying use of this experiential leadership shows a commitment to realism. An example of this realism could be solution-based policies. With the main argument of the novel demonstrating that most “troubles wracking the world” stem from politicians’ ineffectiveness, rather than their policies (Tepperman 2016, 5). This is an important point, as due to the lack of effective policies, in many cases — results in disaster. Nevertheless, Tepperman proposes a more optimistic perspective for solving crises, but in order for this happen, higher standards need be demanded from our politicians to solve them: “it is what we hire them for.” (229)
In terms of his argument(s), the book states the solution to our current ‘unprecedented decline’ lies in a lack of political pragmatism. More precisely, a fabled mixture between ideology and rationality is very effective in dealing with a crisis, when applied by a politician. For the ten success stories in …show more content…
This is because of its connection to one of the authors main arguments of putting ‘trust in the establishment’. As for the case study itself, Pierre Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada during the sixties, proposed an immigration reform that did not discriminate based on national origin or race, as opposed to before. Originally, he did not want to implement a multicultural policy; however, the previous quota of restricting immigration to Caucasians was not meeting immigration demands, therefore, he had to compromise by allowing other skilled peoples besides European immigrants, to become Canadian citizens. Thus, it did come out of the place of inclusivity for these migrants, rather an economic need for skilled immigrants in
The thesis of The Fix, by John Tepperman, reflects the success of ten leaders, who used crises to socially engineer change. Additionally, their underlying use of this experiential leadership shows a commitment to realism. An example of this realism could be solution-based policies. With the main argument of the novel demonstrating that most “troubles wracking the world” stem from politicians’ ineffectiveness, rather than their policies (Tepperman 2016, 5). This is an important point, as due to the lack of effective policies, in many cases — results in disaster. Nevertheless, Tepperman proposes a more optimistic perspective for solving crises, but in order for this happen, higher standards need be demanded from our politicians to solve them: “it is what we hire them for.” (229)
In terms of his argument(s), the book states the solution to our current ‘unprecedented decline’ lies in a lack of political pragmatism. More precisely, a fabled mixture between ideology and rationality is very effective in dealing with a crisis, when applied by a politician. For the ten success stories in …show more content…
This is because of its connection to one of the authors main arguments of putting ‘trust in the establishment’. As for the case study itself, Pierre Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada during the sixties, proposed an immigration reform that did not discriminate based on national origin or race, as opposed to before. Originally, he did not want to implement a multicultural policy; however, the previous quota of restricting immigration to Caucasians was not meeting immigration demands, therefore, he had to compromise by allowing other skilled peoples besides European immigrants, to become Canadian citizens. Thus, it did come out of the place of inclusivity for these migrants, rather an economic need for skilled immigrants in