| Description |
xvii, 488 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Thirty glorious years : Europe's mixed economy -- 2. The curse of bigness : America's regulatory capitalism -- 3. Tryst with destiny : the rise of the Third World -- 4. The mad monk : Britain's market revolution -- 5. Crisis of confidence : the global critique -- 6. Beyond the miracle : Asia's emergence -- 7. The color of the cat : China's transformation -- 8. After the permit Raj : India's awakening -- 9. Playing by the rules : the new game in Latin America -- 10. Ticket to the market : the journey after Communism -- 11. The commitment : Europe's search for a new social contract -- 12. The delayed revolution : America's new balance -- 13. The age of globalization : the battle for the world economy -- 14. The balance of confidence : the new rules of the game |
| Summary |
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Prize joins a leading expert on the global economy to present an incisive narrative of the risks and opportunities that are emerging as the balance of power shifts around the world between governments and markets -- and the battle over globalization comes front and center. The Commanding Heights is essential for understanding the struggle over the "new rules of the game" for the twenty-first century |
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Economic systems |
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Economic policy |
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Market forces |
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Government regulation |
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Private sector |
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Competition |
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Privatisation |
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Deregulation |
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Political ideologies |
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Social contract |
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History |
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International comparisons |
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Overseas item |
| Notes |
"A Touchstone book." |
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"Now a PBS series"--Cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Economic policy -- History -- 20th century.
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Economic policy -- 20th century.
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Economic policy.
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Capitalism -- History -- 20th century.
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Markets.
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Privatization.
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Deregulation.
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Economic history -- 1945-
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Competition, International.
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| Author |
Stanislaw, Joseph.
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| LC no. |
2002019992 |
| ISBN |
068483569X paperback |
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