The Rise and Fall of an Economic Empire With Lessons for Aspiring Economies

We have seen many empires come and go. From the Roman Empire to the British Empire, we are now witnessing the decline of the US as a superpower. How do economic innovations foster global economic dominance, and how does the natural evolution of an economic empire eventually bring about its demise an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Read, Colin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2010, 2010
Edition:First Edition
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:We have seen many empires come and go. From the Roman Empire to the British Empire, we are now witnessing the decline of the US as a superpower. How do economic innovations foster global economic dominance, and how does the natural evolution of an economic empire eventually bring about its demise and replacement by other economic superpowers?
Physical Description:XII, 294 p online resource
ISBN:9780230297074