Balance
The Economics of Great Powers from Ancient Rome to Modern America
$53.25
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
20 May 2014
Summary
Hubbard and Kane synthesize economics, politics, and psychology to develop a new audacious theory of why countries decline. Compulsory reading for anyone who wants to understand the major issues that America now faces.
From the Ming Dynasty to Ottoman Turkey to imperial Spain, the Great Powers of the world emerged as the supreme economic, political, and military forces of their time–only to collapse into rubble and memory. What is at the root of their demise, and how can the United St…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781476700267 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1476700265 |
| Author: | Glenn Hubbard, Tim Kane |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 20 May 2014 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 140mm x 211mm |
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Critics Review
“The history of economic folly that they skillfully recount in ‘Balance’ is a timely reminder that societies that seem invincible are often anything but.”
“A book with riveting historical perspective for careful thought about where we are and where we can go if we get it right.”
Glenn Hubbard
Glenn Hubbard is the dean of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business and the former chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers. He is a frequent contributor to Business Week, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times, as well as PBS’s The Nightly Business Report and American Public Media’s Marketplace. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and two sons.
Tim Kane is the chief economist of the Hudson Institute, veteran Air Force officer, and has twice served at the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress. He regularly writes for The Atlantic, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and USA TODAY and is a well-known public speaker. He lives in northern Virginia with his wife and children.
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