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...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- PREFACE -- PART ONE -- WIMBLEDON, THE OLYMPICS AND SCARCITY -- THE SECRETS OF WESTERN SUCCESS -- THE PLEASURES AND PERILS OF TRADE -- INTERNATIONAL ROULETTE: ANARCHY IN CAPITAL MARKETS -- PRICE STABILITY BRINGS ECONOMIC INSTABILITY -- HAVES AND HAVE-NOTS...