Seeing the Elephant (eBook)

Understanding Globalization from Trunk to Tail

Peter Marber (Autor)

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2009 | 1. Auflage
446 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-45147-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Thanks to globalization, more countries depend on each other for
trade, capital, and ideas than ever before. Yet politically, these
countries are drifting further apart. In Seeing the
Elephant, author and emerging markets expert Peter Marber
describes how increasing economic integration and the rise of new
actors is drastically altering the geopolitical landscape, and
offers insights on how the US can maintain a leading role in the
21st century and beyond.

While America remains the single most important economy today,
rising economic powerhouses -- China, Russia, India, Brazil
and others -- bring a diverse set of interests to the table
that the US cannot afford to ignore, Marber explains. Moreover,
globalization has created thousands of non-state actors -
corporations, banks, hedge funds, activists and even terrorists
- who bring their own concerns to bear on the world
system.

In the era of globalization, America's success hinges on the
success of its neighbors, too. Yet from its invasion of Iraq to its
disregard of major treaties -- some recent US choices have
shown little regard for these new players. As the lines between
economic, defense, environmental, immigration, and energy policy
become increasingly blurred, having a holistic and coherent
approach to cross-border challenges is essential. Yet the forums
and institutions that once coordinated these relationships -
the UN, World Bank and the G7-- are losing relevance and no
longer adequately represent the world's expanded power roster. To
remain vital, Marber believes all our multilateral institutions
will require fresh ideas and revamping.

Seeing the Elephant demystifies globalization, and
analyzes the megatrends and interconnections of the 21st century.
With bold suggestions on how America reassert its historic
leadership in the new global arena, Seeing the Elephant
should be required reading for policy makers, businessmen and
informed citizens alike.

Autor

Peter Marber (New York, NY) is global head of GEM fixed income and currencies at HSBC Halbis Partners. He was formerly Founding parter and Chief Strategist for the Atlantic Funds LLC, which was acquired by HSBC in 2005. Marber began his career at UBS where he was co-founder and President of the emrgency markets subsidiary. He has been a faculty member at Columbia University since 1993 and has taught at both the Business school and the School of International and Public Affairs. He has also taught at Johns Hopkins University. He is affiliated with theWorld Policy Institute and the New America Foundation.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction xiii

Chapter 1: Seeing the Elephant in the Twenty-First Century 1

Chapter 2: Trade and Finance: Money, Money Everywhere 43

Chapter 3: Energy: Twilight of the Hydrocarbons? 95

Chapter 4: Defense and Security: Preventing the Next War, Not
Fighting the Last 137

Chapter 5: Immigration: People, People Anywhere 181

Chapter 6: Promoting Tomorrow's Health Instead of Paying
for Yesterday's Ills 215

Chapter 7: Environment: The Hidden Cost of Everything 249

Chapter 8: Poverty: Remembering the Bottom of the Pyramid
291

Chapter 9: Driving with a New Dashboard in the Macro Quantum
World 323

Notes 349

Index 401

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.3.2009
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Finanzierung
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
• Schlagworte: Finance & Investments • Finance & Investments Special Topics • Finanz- u. Anlagewesen • Finanzwesen • Spezialthemen Finanz- u. Anlagewesen
• ISBN-10: 0-470-45147-5 / 0470451475
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-45147-2 / 9780470451472