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Making sense of the dollar : exposing dangerous myths about trade and foreign exchange / Marc Chandler.

By: Chandler, Marc, 1961-Material type: TextTextReference number: 2009015711Publication details: New York : Bloomberg Press, 2009. Edition: 1st edDescription: xxv, 212 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781576603215; 1576603210Subject(s): Foreign exchange -- United States | Dollar, American | Balance of trade -- United StatesDDC classification: 332.4/560973 LOC classification: HG3903 | .C44 2009
Contents:
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.
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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.

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