Globalization. The Flat World. Outsourcing. Free Trade.
Each of these phrases is a flashpoint in one of the most heated debates
of our lifetime: Is globalization a force for good, or is it a policy that is sure to
destroy the economic foundation of the United States and Europe while exporting our wealth
and prosperity overseas
In The War for Wealth, leading intellectual and agenda-setting journalist
Gabor Steingart examines how globalization has affected the state of the world's economy
and returns with a bleak outlook for the West: our prosperity and wealth are disappearing
faster than ever, and with it our political power and our long-held democratic ideals. But
all is not lost; we can still stem the flow of capital and jobs and once again restore the
West to its respected position of global leader in economics and politics.
In this eye-opening and dramatic account, Steingart lays out the three
potential scenarios the world faces - a shock scenario in which there is a global economic
crash, an Asia-over-all scenario where the rising economies of Asia completely overtake
the West, or the American renaissance scenario in which U.S. politicians unite with each
other and with Europe, forming a pragmatic third way to bring the West back from the brink
of destruction.
Compelling, controversial, and thought-provoking, The War for Wealth alerts
readers to the crucial state of the Western economy--and shows how leaders can return the
West to its position of power in the global arena.
Gabor Steingart is
an internationally bestselling author and the senior
correspondent for Der Spiegel in Washington D.C., where he lives with his family. He has
been awarded The Economic Writer of the Year award in Germany, and in 2007 he won the
Helmut Schmidt Award for Advanced Journalism. His op-ed pieces are published in the Wall
Street Journal and European Affairs. Steingart's weekly column ?West Wing - The Battle for
the White House? appears on Speigel Online (www.spiegel.de/westwing) and on
RealClearPolitics.com.
Table of Contents
Introduction
CHAPTER 1 Rethinking Globalization: A Question of Survival
CHAPTER 2 Europe Over All: The Dress Rehearsal for Globalization
CHAPTER 3 The American Century: A Final Appraisal
CHAPTER 4 New Rivals: The Asian Challenge
CHAPTER 5 The Flat World is Broken
CHAPTER 6 Aggressive Asia: A Threat to World Peace?
CHAPTER 7 The United States of the West: It's a Journey, Not a Destination
INTERVIEW WITH NOBEL PRIZE WINNER PAUL A. SAMUELSON: "THE MARKET HAS NO
BRAIN"
304 pages, Hardcover