Making sense of the dollar : exposing dangerous myths about trade and foreign exchange /
Chandler, Marc, 1961-
Making sense of the dollar : exposing dangerous myths about trade and foreign exchange / Marc Chandler. - 1st ed. - New York : Bloomberg Press, 2009. - xxv, 212 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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.
"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.
9781576603215 (alk. paper)
2009-015711
Foreign exchange--United States.
Dollar, American.
Balance of trade--United States.
Tiền Tỷ giá hối đoái Cán cân thương mại Mỹ
HG3903 / .C44 2009
332.4/560973 / CHA 2009
Making sense of the dollar : exposing dangerous myths about trade and foreign exchange / Marc Chandler. - 1st ed. - New York : Bloomberg Press, 2009. - xxv, 212 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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.
"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.
9781576603215 (alk. paper)
2009-015711
Foreign exchange--United States.
Dollar, American.
Balance of trade--United States.
Tiền Tỷ giá hối đoái Cán cân thương mại Mỹ
HG3903 / .C44 2009
332.4/560973 / CHA 2009
