DEMOCRACY IN THE DIGITAL AGE

an unprecedented rise in referendums and petitions across the globe. Technology now holds the capacity to transfer more power directly to the people, including on the all-important questions of how the state taxes and spends.This book has been written by an experienced analyst who worked in the financial centres in London, New York and Zurich. His research is based on a careful analysis of the data and a deep understanding of the likely financial consequences of these trends.It is by drawing on the evidence from diverse fields – politics, economics, finance and information technology – and by describing that evidence in laymen’s terms, that this book unlocks original insights into where these trends might be leading.