▁well ▁a ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁the ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal ▁and ▁other ▁global ▁publications . ▁ ▁More ▁recently , ▁Sh arma ’ s ▁articles ▁and ▁columns ▁have ▁appeared ▁in ▁Foreign ▁Affairs , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post , ▁The ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal , ▁the ▁Fin an cial ▁Times , ▁Time , ▁Foreign ▁Policy , ▁For bes , ▁The ▁Blo om berg ▁View , ▁and ▁other ▁publications . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁W . ▁W . ▁N orton ▁& ▁Company ▁released ▁The ▁R ise ▁and ▁Fall ▁of ▁Nations : ▁Forces ▁of ▁Change ▁in ▁the ▁Post - C ris is ▁World ▁which ▁quickly ▁became ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Best ▁S eller . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁on ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁a ▁land mark ▁general ▁election , ▁P engu in ▁Books ▁India ▁released ▁Dem ocracy ▁on ▁the ▁Road : ▁A ▁ 2 5 - Year ▁J our ney ▁through ▁India ▁which ▁brings ▁readers ▁along ▁on ▁his ▁travel s ▁through ▁India , ▁where ▁he ▁follows ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁big ▁election ▁every ▁year . ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁View s ▁ ▁Sh arma ▁has ▁argued ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁and ▁articles ▁that ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁emer ging ▁nations ▁as ▁a ▁group ▁is ▁a ▁" my th " ▁that ▁came ▁to ▁se ize ▁the ▁global ▁imagination ▁in ▁the ▁un pre ced ented ▁bo om ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁when ▁emer ging ▁nations ▁actually ▁did ▁grow ▁as ▁a ▁group . ▁Typ ically , ▁when