The Exhaustion of the Dollar: Its Implications for Global Prosperity (Hardcover)

Preface to the Paperback Foreword; R.Canterbery PART I: INTRODUCTION The Purpose and Three Propositions PART II: HOW A HEGEMONIC SYSTEM WORKS Background Concepts and Relationships in a Globalized World A Theory of Balance-of-Payments Adjustment for the Hegemon A Model of Instability in Asset Markets PART III: EXHAUSTION: SOFT, HARD OR VERY HARD LANDING? The Data Assessing Propositions One and Two The Efficiency of Adjustment PART IV: CONFRONTING THE FUTURE Policy Options and Constraints The Transition Problem A Proposed Agenda for Redesign CONCLUDING ASSESSMENT The Grim Prospect Ahead The Implications of the Increasing U.S. International Dissaving in 2003 and 2004