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The Commanding Heights: The Battle Between Government and the Marketplace that is Remaking the Modern World - Hardcover

Yergin, Daniel; Stanislaw, Joseph

 
9780684829753: The Commanding Heights: The Battle Between Government and the Marketplace that is Remaking the Modern World

Synopsis

Taking a worldwide perspective, including that of Britain (where the process began under Margaret Thatcher), Europe, the former USSR, China, Latin America and the USA, this is a study of the redefinition of the relationship between state and marketplace. This is the process known as privatization - a term which inadequately expresses the phenomenon's far-reaching changes. The authors set out to show how a revolution in ideas is transforming the world economy and to explain why it is happening, how it can go wrong, and what it will mean for the global economy at the dawn of the 21st century.

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Review

Lawrence Summers There has been a revolution in economic thought every bit as profound in its implications as any other scientific revolution. "The Commanding Heights tells the story of changes that have been world-transforming. It's a compelling guide to the 21st century economy.

About the Author

Daniel Yergin is president of Cambridge Energy Research Associates, the foremost analytic firm in the energy industries.

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