Connected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy 全球经济24小时
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作者： Daniel Altman著
出 版 社： 中国科学技术大学出版社
出版时间： 2008-9-1字数：版次： 1页数： 287印刷时间：开本： 16开印次： 1纸张：I S B N ： 9780312428099包装： 平装内容简介
Altman's overview of the world's economic workings is useful and informative, though surprisingly dutiful considering the author's promise of a "whirlwind tour." Moving briskly between topics—pegged to an hour-by-hour timeline gimmick—he discusses many concepts: exchange rates, trade deficits, international deals, currency markets, corruption, financial derivatives, technological innovation, the importance of oil. While addressing the outsized role of the U.S., Altman offers valuable glimpses of key foreign economies and leaves us with a solid understanding of how they fit into "the world trading system." "If you want to cope with connectedness," journalist Altman writes, "you have to be as connected as you can—in other words, you have to pay attention to what's happening in the rest of the world." Granted, anyone who's already paying attention will find much of the book's information somewhat remedial. And Altman's attitude toward globalization is so studiously evenhanded and argument-free that the reader may long for the glossy zeal of an advocate like Thomas Friedman or a detractor like Lou Dobbs. Still, as global macroeconomic primers go, this is a quick read that reminds us that we're all in this together—and that many of us have an awful lot to learn to keep up with the global economy. (May 1)
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目录
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 "ERICSSON AND NAPSTER TO UNVEIL ONLINE MUSIC SERVICEWHEN DOES WORKING TOGETHER REALLY WORK?
CHAPTER 2 "JAPAN CHARGES MITSUBISHI HEAVY,17 OTHERS FOR RIGGING CONTRACTS" CAN GOVERNMENTS MAKE GLOBAL MARKETS MORE COMPETITIVE?
CHAPTER 3 "INTEL SIGNS AGREEMENT TO HELP DEVELOP ‘DIGITAL VIETNAM’"DO MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES BRING PROGRESS OR
PROBLEMS ABROAD?
INTERLUDE CREDIT MARKETS AND CURRENCIES
CHAPTER 4 "CHINA'S HALER CONSIDERS MAYTAG BID" WHAT DE TERMINES THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC PECKING ORDER?
CHAPTER 5 "EURO GROUP MUST BE MORE FORCEFUL WITH ECBJUNCKER" WHO REALLY CONTROLS THE WORLD'S MONEY
SUPPLY?
INTERLUDE STOCK MARKETS
CHAPTER 6 "ZUMA FALL SEEN AS GOOD FOR SOUTH AFRICA INVESTMENT"WHAT DOES CORRUPTION COST?
CHAPTER 7 "SYRIA AIMS TO HAVE A STOCK MARKET BY YEAR-END"HOW IMPORTANT ARE fINANCIAL MARKETS TO ECONOMIC
GROWTH?
CHAPTER 8 "JULIUS BAR CONFIRMS PRIVATE CLIENT DATA STOLEN" IS THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM BECOMING MORE VULNERABLE TO THE
ACTIONS OF THE FEW? INTERLUDE OIL
CHAPTER 9 "BRAZIL MARKETS SLIDE AS POLITICAL lITTERS RISE"WHICH COMES FIRST, pOLITICAL OR CONOMIC STABILITY?
CHAPTER 10 "U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY URGES EUROPEAN FINANCIAL REFORMS" CAN THE UNITED STATES SET THE GLOBAL ECON-
OMY'S RULES?
CHAPTER 11 "ALBERTA AIMS TO ATTRACT SKILLED OIL WORKERS" IS IMMIGRATION A LUXURY OR A NECESSITY?
CHAPTER 12 "FORMER SIU AVIATION STUDENTS SUE HOOTERS AIROV, BUSINESS PLAN"
HAVE OWNERS?
CHAPTER 13 "EAST TIMOR NOT READY TO HANDLE OIL, GAS REVENUE, GUSMO SAYS" CAN A POOR COUNTRY GET RICH TOO
QUICKLY?
CHAPTER 14 "THAI AIRWAYS WILL OMIT INTERIM DIVIDEND AS COST OF FUEL RISES" " DO DISRUPTIVE SHOCKS HELP THE ECONOMY IN
THE LONG TERM?
EPILOGUE
NOTES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INDEX