One very relevant and realistic recent book that relate to populism is by Torben Iversen and David Soskice called Democracy and Prosperity – Reinventing Capitalism through a Turbulent Century. They refute the crisis of democracy, and rather call the present state of affairs as a challenge for democracy.
And, of course, there are others who have chosen a different nominal anchor – Singapore, where the exchange rate provides the equivalent and analogous anchor, with the same ultimate objective. Where are we going? With so many countries having evolved to quite similar systems, have we reached the ”end of history”?