U.S. international economic strategy in a turbulent world / Howard J. Shatz.

"The upcoming U.S. presidential election presents an opportunity to confirm, better define, or redefine America's role in the world. Economic power and policy will have an important place in any conception of the United States' role in the world. This report presents the strategic cho...

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Main Author: Shatz, Howard J. (Author)
Other title:United States international economic strategy in a turbulent world.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand Corporation, [2016]
Series:Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-1521-RC.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Figures and Tables
  • Summary
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Chapter 1: Economic Issues in the United States' Role in the World: Economics and U.S. National Strategy
  • The Ends of Economics and the Means to Achieve Them
  • Chapter 2: The U.S. Economy Today: Positive Growth, Productivity, and Financial Conditions
  • Trouble in the Labor Force
  • Trouble with Government Finances
  • Summing Up the U.S. Economy Today
  • Chapter 3: How the U.S. Economy Connects with the World: International Trade
  • Foreign Direct Investment
  • The Energy Revolution
  • The Federal Reserve
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 4:The United States' Economic Standing in the World: Gross Domestic Product and the U.S. Share of the World Economy
  • Population Trends
  • World Trade
  • Foreign Direct Investment
  • Intellectual Property
  • The Labor Force
  • Interpreting Global Economic Trends
  • Chapter 5: Strategic Choices Abroad: Maintaining the Liberal Rules-Based International System: The Pillars of the Liberal Rules-Based System
  • Trade Liberalization
  • Multilateral Institutions
  • Liberal Capitalism Versus State Capitalism
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 6: Strategic Choices Abroad: China: Recent Events in China
  • An Unbalanced Economy
  • Reaching Out to the World
  • The U.S.-China Economic Relationship
  • China and the Mega-Trade Deals
  • China and International Institutions
  • A Bilateral Instrument for Working with China
  • Engaging with China
  • Chapter 7: Strategic Choices Abroad: Supporting Partners and Deterring Unwanted Behavior: Restoring Growth in Allies and Reviving Growth in Unstable Regions
  • Balancing Sanctions and the Economy
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 8: Conclusion: U.S. Policy Choices for the Global Economy: The Rules-Based Global Economic System
  • The Rise of China
  • Supporting Partners and Deterring Unwanted Behavior
  • Paving the Way for the Next Era of Global Growth
  • References.