The United States in Decline (Hardcover, New)

Is the United States in decline? If so, what are the causes and dimensions of that decline and is it irreversible? Will American decline be accompanied by the rise of a new hegemon? To what extent are that rise and decline merely concurrent processes, determined by forces internal to each polity, or are American decline and the rise of its competitors both manifestations of a single global dynamic? The essays in this volume address those questions by examining the rise of finance in the U.S. and worldwide, the U.S. government's actual industrial strategy, China's failure so far to challenge the dollar's status as the world reserve currency, and the contradictions in American strategic doctrine as the Pentagon responds to failures in recent wars and to China's growing power. Two articles address the restructuring of politics in the U.S since the 1960s to explain governmental paralysis and the simultaneous disorganization and political success of corporate elites. This volume concludes with a comparison of U.S. decline and that of its once superpower rival, the Soviet Union. The contributors to this volume clarify our understanding of the current state and future trajectory of the United States and the effect of decline on its citizens and the world.

General

Imprint:	Emerald Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Political Power and Social Theory
Release date:	May 2014
First published:	2014
Editors:	Richard Lachmann
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	280
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-78350-829-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Embargos & sanctions Promotions
LSN:	1-78350-829-9
Barcode:	9781783508297

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