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The 21st century economy, a beginner's guide : with 101 easy-to-learn tools for surviving and thriving in the new global marketplace, Randy Charles Epping

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non fiction

The 21st century economy

Randy Charles Epping

a beginner's guide : with 101 easy-to-learn tools for surviving and thriving in the new global marketplace

With recent economic turmoil monopolizing the headlines, it has become more important than ever to understand fundamental economic terms and concepts

What is the fusion economy? -- What is macroeconomics? -- Central banks and global crisis-- who really controls the global economy? -- Free trade or isolationism-- How can trade wars be avoided in the 21st century? -- Money, money, money-- how do currencies work in the new global economy? -- Rage against the machine-- why the big fuss over globalization? -- What is the virtual economy? -- Getting our share-- how to we invest in the new global economy? -- Winners and losers-- how do we compare investments in the 21st century economy? -- Private equity and public good-- who really controls the companies of the world? -- Corporate governance and corporate greed-- how are businesses managed in the 21st century economy? -- Hedge funds and derivative traders-- the wild cards of the new global economy? -- Income gaps and development-- what can be done to eliminate poverty in the 21st century? -- What is the best economic system for the 21st century? -- Outsourcing and immigration-- how have demographics transformed the world economy? -- What is the green economy? -- Health, development, and global pandemics-- how has public health become a major factor in the global economy? -- Epilogue

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