| Following the Money: U.S. Finance in the World Economy Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc (Author), Commission on Behavioral and Social Scie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309048834 ISBN-13: 9780309048835 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $45.60 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 1995 Annotation: This volume explores significant shortcomings in U.S. data on international capital transactions and their implications for policymakers. It offers clear-cut recommendations for U.S. agencies to bring data collection and analyses of the global economy into the 21st century. The volume explores how factors emerging since the early 1980s have shaped world financial markets; how the existing U.S. data system works and where it falls; and how alternative methods might improve coverage and accuracy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | International - Economics - Political Science | Political Economy - Business & Economics | Banks & Banking |
| Dewey: 332.109 |
| LCCN: 95032043 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.25" W x 9.32" (1.16 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Many questions have been raised about America's status in the increasingly interconnected global economy. Yet key facts?such as the amount of foreign assets abroad owned by U.S. citizens?are not known. The crucial data needed to assess the U.S. position are unavailable. This volume explores significant shortcomings in U.S. data on international capital transactions and their implications for policymakers. The volume offers clearcut recommendations for U.S. agencies to bring data collection and analyses of the global economy into the twenty-first century. The volume explores:
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