Unbalanced: The Codependency of America and China Contributor(s): Roach, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0300212658 ISBN-13: 9780300212655 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $23.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Exports & Imports - History | Modern - 21st Century - Political Science | International Relations - Trade & Tariffs |
Dewey: 337.730 |
LCCN: 2018300337 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.4" (0.90 lbs) 344 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Asian |
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Publisher Description: An original and insightful analysis of the U.S.-China economic relationship "Lucid and accessible. . . . One of the most important books on the relationship between the United States and China to be published in at least a decade."--Huffington Post The Chinese and U.S. economies have been locked in an uncomfortable embrace since the late 1970s. Although the relationship initially arose out of mutual benefits, in recent years it has taken on the trappings of an unstable codependence, with the two largest economies in the world losing their sense of self, increasing the risk of their turning on one another in a destructive fashion. In Unbalanced: The Codependency of America and China Stephen Roach, senior fellow at Yale University and former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, lays bare the pitfalls of the current China-U.S. economic relationship. He highlights the conflicts at the center of current tensions, including disputes over trade policies and intellectual property rights, sharp contrasts in leadership styles, the role of the Internet, the recent dispute over cyberhacking, and more. A firsthand witness to the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s, Roach likely knows more about the U.S.-China economic relationship than any other Westerner. Here he discusses:
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Contributor Bio(s): Roach, Stephen: - Stephen Roach is senior fellow, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and School of Management, Yale University. Prior to that he was Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, and for the bulk of his career on Wall Street was Chief Economist of Morgan Stanley. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 1982, Mr. Roach served on the research staff of the Federal Reserve Board and was also a research fellow at the Brookings Institution. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from New York University. Roach has written extensively for the international media and appears regularly on television around the world. He lives in New Canaan, CT.. |