Inside the Global Economy: A Practical Guide

Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 7
Introduction......Page 8
Part I: The Global Economic System......Page 22
Chapter 1: National Economies Compared......Page 25
Chapter 2: Participants and Incentives......Page 41
Chapter 3: Central Banks, Interest Rates, and Money......Page 72
Chapter 4: Domestic Policies and Global Repercussions......Page 98
Chapter 5: Global Trade and Trends......Page 119
Chapter 6: International Payments and Exchange......Page 139
Chapter 7: Investor Decisions, Moving Economies......Page 166
Chapter 8: Economic Growth......Page 206
Part II: Big Shift Cases and Scenarios for the Future......Page 227
Chapter 9: Demographic Shifts......Page 230
Chapter 10: Ecological Change......Page 244
Chapter 11: Income and Wealth Inequality......Page 252
Chapter 12: IT: Virtualization, Artificial Intelligence, and Robotics......Page 261
Chapter 13: Emerging Markets Growth......Page 271
Appendix: Economics’ Struggle with Methodology......Page 279
Glossary......Page 285
Bibliography......Page 292
About the Author......Page 304