The politics of reactive currency statecraft -- The rise of the "people's currency" -- The United Kingdom: a passionate advocate -- Japan: a diplomatic user of the renminbi -- South Korea: a late but active accommodator -- The United States: a confident hegemon.

Introduction -- Democratic theory -- Evolution of wage policy -- Post New Deal Era and the demise of wage policy -- New living wage movement -- Wage policy for the middle class -- Wage policy and the path towards democracy