Adam Smith in Beijing: Lineages of the 21st Century

Adam Smith in Beijing: Lineages of the 21st Century

In the late eighteenth century, the political economist Adam Smith predicted an eventual equalization of power between the West and the territories it had conquered. In this magisterial new work, Giovanni Arrighi shows how Chinaâ‚¬s extraordinary rise invites us to reassess radically the conventional reading of The Wealth of Nations. He examines how recent US attempts to create the first truly global empire were conceived to counter Chinaâ‚¬s spectacular economic success Now Americaâ‚¬s disastrous failure in Iraq has made the Peopleâ‚¬s Republic of China the true winner in the US War on Terror.

China may soon become again the kind of noncapitalist market economy that Smith described, an event that will reconfigure world trade and the global balance of power.
Country USA
Brand Verso
Manufacturer Verso Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781844672981
Color Tan
ReleaseDate 2009-01-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781844672981

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