The 21st century economy : a beginner's guide : with 101 easy-to-learn tools for surviving and thriving in the new global marketplace /
With recent economic turmoil monopolizing the headlines, it has become more important than ever to understand fundamental economic terms and concepts.
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New York :
Vintage Books,
c2009.
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Table of Contents:
- What is the fusion economy?
- What is macroeconomics?
- Central banks and global crisis-- who really controls the global economy?
- Free trade or isolationism-- How can trade wars be avoided in the 21st century?
- Money, money, money-- how do currencies work in the new global economy?
- Rage against the machine-- why the big fuss over globalization?
- What is the virtual economy?
- Getting our share-- how do we invest in the new global economy?
- Winners and losers-- how do we compare investments in the 21st century economy?
- Private equity and public good-- who really controls the companies of the world?
- Corporate governance and corporate greed-- how are businesses managed in the 21st century economy?
- Hedge funds and derivative traders-- the wild cards of the new global economy?
- Income gaps and development-- what can be done to eliminate poverty in the 21st century?
- Drugs, slavery, and shady deals-- the illegal economy of the 21st century
- What is the best economic system for the 21st century?
- Outsourcing and immigration-- how have demographics transformed the world economy?
- What is the green economy?
- Health, development, and global pandemics-- how has public health become a major factor in the global economy?
- Epilogue.