When giants fall
Subtitle: an economic roadmap for the end of the American era
By: Michael J. Panzner.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780470310434
Subjects: International economic relations -- 21st century; Natural resources; Geopolitics -- 21st century; Balance of power; United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
Other titles: End of the American era
Description: "Once the embodiment of prosperity, the United States now finds itself in a precarious position. With its financial system in shambles and global standing on the wane, many believe we are witnessing the end of the American era ... The author describes how widespread economic changes--the product of growing conflict and wars, shortages, logistical disruptions, and a breakdown of the established political and monetary order--will impact businesses as well as investors, and discusses why individuals will be forced to rethink livelihoods, lifestyles, and living arrangements. He makes the case that for many people this will be nothing short of a modern Dark Ages, where each day brings fresh anxieties, unfamiliar risks, and a sense of foreboding."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Faultlines of a fading empire. Descent into disorder; Tides, torrents and tsunamis; A future of violence; Money talks; Local is the new global; Multiplying divisions; title: Opportunities and threats. Everybody's business; Small fortunes; The power of one; title: Conclusion.