Losing control: the emerging threats to western prosperity

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In this vividly written and compellingly argued book, economist Stephen D. King suggests that the decades ahead will see a major redistribution of wealth and power across the globe that will force consumers in the United States and Europe to stop living beyond their means.

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Full title :Losing control : the emerging threats to western prosperity / Stephen D. King.

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Publication Date:©2010
Edition:Paperback edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Yale University Press
Place of Publication:New Haven
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2010

The Physical Object

Description:xxii, 279 pages ; : 20 cm

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ISBN:0300236948, 9780300236941
oclc:on1023552435
LC Classification:HC59.3
Dewey Decimal:330.9

pt. 1. SCARCITY AND HISTORY. Wimbledon, the Olympics of scarcity -- The secrets of Western success -- pt. 2. BROKEN ECONOMIC BAROMETERS. The pleasures and perils of trade -- International roulette : Anarchy in capital markets -- Price stability brings economic instability -- pt. 3. THE RETURN OF POLITICAL ECONOMY. Haves and have-nots -- Who controls what? The rise of state capitalism -- Running out of workers -- pt. 4. GREAT POWER GAMES. Indulging the US no more -- Coping with the West's diminished status.

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