Making sense of the dollar :

Chandler, Marc, 1961-

Making sense of the dollar : exposing dangerous myths about trade and foreign exchange / Marc Chandler. - 1st ed. - New York : Bloomberg Press, 2009. - xxv, 212 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-205) and index.

Myth 1: the trade deficit reflects U.s. competitiveness -- Myth 2: the current account deficit drives the dollar -- Myth 3: you can't have too much money -- Myth 4: labor market flexibility is the key to U.S. economic prowess -- Myth 5: there is one type of capitalism -- Myth 6: the dollar's privileged place in the world is lost -- Myth 7: globalization destroyed American industry -- Myth 8: u.s. capitalist development prevents socialism -- Myth 9: the weak u.s. dollar boosts exports and drives stock markets -- Myth 10: the foreign exchange market is strange and speculative -- Summary and some thoughts on the way forward.

9781576603215 1576603210

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Foreign exchange--United States.
Dollar, American.
Balance of trade--United States.

HG3903 / .C44 2009

332.4/560973