A dragon on steroids -- "Don't worry, be happy" -- Genesis of a new system -- Let there be savings! -- Power begets power -- In a Confucian America -- The dragon's fey friend -- A few good Confucians -- Globalism or democracy?

America is in decline, and the rise of the East suggests a bleak future for the world's only superpower: so goes the conventional wisdom. But what if the traditional measures of national status are no longer as important as they once were? What if America's well-being was assessed according to...

As the economic giants of Asia and elsewhere have awakened, Western leaders have increasingly struggled to maintain economic stability. The international financial crisis that began in 2007 is but one result of the emerging nations’ increased gravitational pull. In this vividly written and...