The United States in the World Economy Making Sense of Globalization /

• Main Author: Elson, Anthony (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: International economics.; America-Economic conditions.; Economic policy.; Economics.; Globalization.; International Economics.; North American Economics.; Political Economy/Economic Systems.

This book assesses the impact of globalization on the US economy from the perspective of international trade, finance and immigration, with a view to eliminating misinformation in the current public debate about the costs and benefits of globalization. The United States has played a key role in the...

Table of Contents:

• 1. The Benefits and Perils of Globalization
• 2. Key Markers in the Global Integration of the US Economy
• 3. Trade Globalization and the US Economy
• 4. The Special Role of the United States in the Global Financial System
• 5. The United States as a Major Destination for Migratory Flows
• 6. The Impact of Globalization on Income and Wealth Inequality in the United States
• 7. Current US Economic Policy and the Outlook for Globalization
• 8. The Governance of Globalization: National and International Dimensions
• 9. The US Economy and Globalization: Where Do Things Stand? .