TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chandler,Marc
TI  - Making sense of the dollar: exposing dangerous myths about trade and foreign exchange 
SN  - 9781576603215 (alk. paper)
U1  - 332.4560973 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York
PB  - Bloomberg Press
KW  - Foreign exchange
KW  - United States
KW  - Dollar, American
KW  - Balance of trade
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-205) and index; Myth 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
N2  - "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
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