The future of US global power Delusions of decline /

Dispelling the myth of decline, Stuart Brown argues that the US continues to enjoy the economic, political, cultural and military underpinnings befitting a pre-eminent global power. He provides an analytical tour through the major domestic and foreign policy issues that will impact the United States...

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Main Authors: Brown, Stuart S
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137023162
Summary: Dispelling the myth of decline, Stuart Brown argues that the US continues to enjoy the economic, political, cultural and military underpinnings befitting a pre-eminent global power. He provides an analytical tour through the major domestic and foreign policy issues that will impact the United States' future position and role in the global system.
'Recent events have raised grave doubts regarding the condition and fate of America's once-untrammeled hegemonic power. Congress and the White House remain at loggerheads, providing little comfort to America's working classes. Little surprise, then, that confidence in America's hegemonic strength has been torn asunder. Yet Brown asks us to dig deeper. His sophisticated appraisal of American's micro- and macroeconomic foundations suggest the engine of US power remains in good health.' - Sean Clark, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada and Sabrina Hoque, Dalhousie University, Canada 'Su
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9781137023155, 2012.
Carrier Form: 336 p.
ISBN: 9781137023155
9781137023162 :
1137023163 :
CLC: F171.29
Contents: US Power - Past and Prologue Dimensions of US Power, Decline and Overstretch Microeconomic Foundations - Innovation, Productivity, and Competitiveness Macroeconomic Foundations - Global Imbalances and the Dollar Human Security: US Leadership on Counter-Proliferation Global Public Goods and East Asia China's Challenge The Fiscal Deficit The Politics of Hegemony Conclusion.