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How the West Was Lost Fifty Years of Economic Folly--and the Stark Choices Ahead

Paperback • 2012 • English

How the West Was Lost Fifty Years of Economic Folly--and the Stark Choices Ahead

By Dambisa Moyo

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About the book

In How the West Was Lost, the New York Times bestselling author Dambisa Moyo offers a bold account of the decline of the West's economic supremacy. She examines how the West's flawed financial decisions have resulted in an economic and geopolitical seesaw that is now poised to tip in favor of the emerging world, especially China. Amid the hype of China's rise, however, the most important story of our generation is being pushed aside: America is not just in economic decline, but on course to be...Show more

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9780374533212

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published year

2012

Language

English

Original title

How the West Was Lost Fifty Years of Economic Folly--and the Stark Choices Ahead

Format

Paperback

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