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020 $a9781610390330 (hardcover)
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050 00 $aJZ1670$b.M33 2013
082 00 $a327.50182/1$223
100 1 $aMahbubani, Kishore,$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe great convergence :$bAsia, the West, and the logic of one world /$cKishore Mahbubani.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bPublicAffairs,$c[2013]
300 $avii, 315 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aA new global civilization -- A theory of one world -- Global irrationality -- Seven global contradictions -- Will geopolitics derail convergence? -- A barrier to convergence -- Converging on global convergence -- Conclusion : because everything that rises must converge.
520 $a"Before the current international economic crisis, Asian policymakers deferred to their Western counterparts. The enormous blunders since committed by the US and Europe mean deference has been replaced by disquiet. Asia's concern is that the world will soon come to grief if both the US and Europe fail to make fundamental readjustments. An America and EU that takes serious economic measures will cause the rest of the world pain, as Western consumption and imports diminish. But there is no painless solution: only when the West gets its house in order can Asia hope for a more sustainable future"--$cProvided by publisher.
651 0 $aAsia$xForeign relations.
651 0 $aAsia$xForeign economic relations.
650 0 $aInternational relations.
650 0 $aInternational economic relations.
650 0 $aGlobalization.
650 0 $aGlobal Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
650 0 $aEast and West.
852 00 $bleh$hJZ1670$i.M33 2013