Poverty of Disaster tells their stories, focusing on the experiences of the middle classes who enjoyed opportunities for … others. In an era of growing debt and the squeeze of the middle class, The Poverty of Disaster offers a new history of …

China's current account surplus has declined to around a quarter of its pre-crisis peak. While this is a major … reduction in China's external imbalance, it has not been accompanied by a decisive shift toward consumption based growth … people out of poverty over the last three decades, is sustainable. This volume looks at various aspects of the rebalancing …