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Straddling economics and politics : cross-cutting issues in Asia, the United States, and the global economy / Charles Wolf, Jr.
Lippincott Library HF1359 .W653 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wolf, Charles, Jr., 1924-2016.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Globalization--Economic aspects.
- Globalization.
- Globalization--Political aspects.
- Free enterprise.
- International economic relations.
- Politics and government.
- Economic conditions.
- Economic policy.
- United States--Economic policy--1993-2001.
- United States.
- United States--Economic conditions--20th century.
- United States--Politics and government--20th century.
- Financial crises--Asia.
- Financial crises.
- Asia.
- Asia--Economic policy--20th century.
- Asia--Economic conditions--20th century.
- Asia--Politics and government--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 211 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2002.
- Summary:
- This collection of essays examines the case for and against globalization, the effects of U.S. economic and foreign policy, and numerous issues related to Asian economics and politics.
- Contents:
- Part I The Global Economy
- Chapter 1 Globalization: Meaning and Measurement 3
- Chapter 2 Globalization: Less Than Meets the Eye 15
- Chapter 3 Financial Crises and the Challenge of "Moral Hazard" 19
- Chapter 4 The Morning After 25
- Chapter 5 Financial Flu Isn't Contagious 31
- Chapter 6 History Hasn't Ended: The Struggle Between Markets and Governments Resumes 35
- Chapter 7 The WTO Controversy: Exaggerated Fears and Unrealistic Hopes 41
- Chapter 8 Economic Facts Point to a Weak Euro 47
- Chapter 9 E Pluribus Incertum Unum 51
- Chapter 10 The Crisis of George Soros 55
- Part II The U.S. Economy and Foreign Policy
- Chapter 11 Whether and When to Intervene 63
- Chapter 12 Tax Cuts, Debt Reduction, and "Fairness": Why Tax Reduction Is No More "Unfair" Than Debt Reduction 67
- Chapter 13 False Alarms About the U.S. Trade Deficit 71
- Chapter 14 Two Deficits That Just Don't Matter / Walter Wriston 75
- Chapter 15 Taxes, Trade, and Growth 79
- Part III Asian Economics and Politics
- Chapter 16 Are "Asian Values" Really That Unique? 85
- Chapter 17 Through a Hazy Crystal Ball: Asia's Economic Outlook, 1997-2020 89
- Chapter 18 Asia in 2015 101
- Chapter 19 The Accumulation of Military Capital in Asia and the United States, 1997-2015 107
- Chapter 20 Too Much Government Control 113
- Chapter 21 The End of Asia's Economic Crisis 119
- Chapter 22 When Good News Isn't Newsworthy 125
- Chapter 23 Asia's Dramatic Recovery 129
- Chapter 24 China After Deng 133
- Chapter 25 Why China's 8 Percent Growth Target Is Not Good News 137
- Chapter 26 China's Devaluation: Whether, When, How Much? 141
- Chapter 27 China's Hierarchs Face a Critical Dilemma 145
- Chapter 28 Communists and Capitalists in China: Who Will Co-Opt Whom? 149
- Chapter 29 China Continues Its Fitful March Toward Capitalism 153
- Chapter 30 One China, Three Systems? 157
- Chapter 31 Restarting Cross-Strait Relations: Beyond the Dialogue of the Deaf / Jonathan Pollack 161
- Chapter 32 Curing Japan's Economic Malaise 165
- Chapter 33 Long-Term Prospects for Japan 171
- Chapter 34 New Therapies for Japan's Economic Sclerosis / Mark Buchman 183
- Chapter 35 Japan's Comfortable Stagnation 189
- Chapter 36 How to Defend Japan While "Engaging" China 193
- Chapter 37 When a Balance of Power Can Be Destabilizing 197
- Chapter 38 Managing the Costs of Korean Reunification
- If It Occurs 201.
- Notes:
- "The 38 essays in this book were written between the end of 1996 and the middle of 2001, and published in the Wall Street journal ... [et al.]"--Foreword.
- "MR-1571."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0833031813
- OCLC:
- 49711730
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