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020 _a9781576603215 (alk. paper)
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041 _aeng
082 0 0 _a332.4560973
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_bCHM 2009
100 1 _aChandler, Marc.
_d1961-
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245 1 0 _aMaking sense of the dollar :
_bexposing dangerous myths about trade and foreign exchange /
_cMarc Chandler.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bBloomberg Press,
_c2009.
300 _axxv, 212 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 203-205) and index.
505 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.
520 _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.
650 0 _aForeign exchange
_zUnited States.
_942153
650 0 _aDollar, American.
_942154
650 0 _aBalance of trade
_zUnited States.
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