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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830710903321

Autore

Chandler Marc <1961->

Titolo

Making sense of the dollar [[electronic resource] ] : exposing dangerous myths about trade and foreign exchange / / Marc Chandler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Bloomberg Press, 2009

ISBN

0-470-88538-6

1-119-20430-5

1-282-68738-7

9786612687389

0-470-88337-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Collana

Bloomberg ; ; v.18

Disciplina

332.4/560973

332.4560973

Soggetti

Foreign exchange - United States

Dollar, American

Balance of trade - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-205) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Making Sense of the Dollar; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Myth 1: The Trade Deficit Reflects U.S. Competitiveness; 2 Myth 2: The Current Account Deficit Drives the Dollar; 3 Myth 3: You Can't Have Too Much Money; 4 Myth 4: Labor Market Flexibility Is the Key to U.S. Economic Prowess; 5 Myth 5: There Is One Type of Capitalism; 6 Myth 6: The Dollar's Privileged Place in the World Is Lost; 7 Myth 7: Globalization Destroyed American Industry; 8 Myth 8: U.S. Capitalist Development Prevents Socialism; 9 Myth 9: The Weak U.S. Dollar Boosts Exports and Drives Stock Markets

10 Myth 10: The Foreign Exchange Market Is Strange and Speculative11 Summary and Some Thoughts on the Way Forward; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"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.