Trade wars are class wars : how rising inequality distorts the global economy and threatens international peace / Matthew C. Klein, Michael Pettis.

Author/creator Klein, Matthew C. author.
Other author Pettis, Michael author.
Format Electronic
PublicationNew Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]
Description1 online resource (xi, 269 pages)
Supplemental ContentEbook Central
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Contents Introduction -- ONE. From Adam Smith to Tim Cook: The Transformation of Global Trade -- TWO. The Growth of Global Finance -- THREE. Saving, Investment, and Imbalances -- Contents -- FOUR. From Tiananmen to the Belt and Road: Understanding China's Surplus -- FIVE. The Fall of the Wall and the Schwarze Null: Understanding Germany's Surplus -- SIX. The American Exception: The Exorbitant Burden and the Persistent Deficit -- Conclusion: To End the Trade Wars, End the Class Wars -- Notes -- Index
Abstract A provocative look at how today's trade conflicts are caused by governments promoting the interests of elites at the expense of workers
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index
Source of descriptionDescription based upon print version of record
Issued in other formPrint version: Klein, Matthew C. Trade Wars Are Class Wars : How Rising Inequality Distorts the Global Economy and Threatens International Peace New Haven : Yale University Press,c2020 9780300244175
Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN9780300252750 (electronic bk.)
ISBN0300252757 (electronic bk.)
Stock number22573/ctv10sdc0s JSTOR
Stock numberC5E52342-8A8B-44B8-ACE1-D169066867C8 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com

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