01780cam a2200265 a 450000100060000000300080000600500170001400800410003102000310007203500190010304000320012204100080015408200300016210000270019224501100021925000120032926000400034130000340038150400640041550506340047952003050111365000370141865000220145565000370147713510BD-RjUL20211208235451.0140201s2009    nyua     b    001 0 eng    a9781576603215 (alk. paper)  a(BD-RjUL)13561  aDLCcDLCdDLCdBD-RjULbeng  aeng00a332.4560973222bCHM 20091 aChandler, Marc.d1961-10aMaking sense of the dollar :bexposing dangerous myths about trade and foreign exchange /cMarc Chandler.  a1st ed.  aNew York :bBloomberg Press,c2009.  axxv, 212 p. :bill. ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 203-205) and index.0 aMyth 1: the trade deficit reflects U.s. competitiveness -- Myth 2: the current account deficit drives the dollar -- Myth 3: you can't have too much money -- Myth 4: labor market flexibility is the key to U.S. economic prowess -- Myth 5: there is one type of capitalism -- Myth 6: the dollar's privileged place in the world is lost -- Myth 7: globalization destroyed American industry -- Myth 8: u.s. capitalist development prevents socialism -- Myth 9: the weak u.s. dollar boosts exports and drives stock markets -- Myth 10: the foreign exchange market is strange and speculative -- Summary and some thoughts on the way forward.  a"Making Sense of the Dollar explores the many factors--trade deficits, the dollar's role in the world, globalization, capitalism, and more--that affect the dollar and the U.S. economy and lead to the inescapable conclusion that both are much stronger than many people suppose"--Provided by publisher. 0aForeign exchangezUnited States. 0aDollar, American. 0aBalance of tradezUnited States.