
The Reckoning
Debt, Democracy and the Future of American Power
Michael Moran(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 28. June 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-137-27833-3 (ISBN)
Description
Today, a host of forces are converging to challenge America's cherished notion of exceptionalism, and risky economic and foreign policies have steadily eroded the power structure that has been in place since the Cold War. Staggering under a huge burden of debt, the country must make some tough choices - or cede sovereignty to its creditors. In The Reckoning, geostrategy analyst Michael Moran explores the challenges ahead - and what, if anything, can be done to prevent chaos as America loses its perch at the top of the mountain. He warns that the coming shift will have serious consequences not just for the United States, but for the wider world. Countries that have traditionally depended on the United States for protection and global stability will have to fend for themselves. Moran describes how, with a bit of wise leadership, America can weather the transition gracefully - by managing entitlements, reigniting sustainable growth, reforming immigration policy, and breaking the poisonous deadlock in Washington.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 224 mm
Width: 144 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
267 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-27833-3 (9781137278333)
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Michael Moran is Editor-in-Chief of Renaissance Insight, the thought-leadership arm of the global investment bank Renaissance Capital. Based in London and New York, Moran writes on and forecasts geopolitical and economic trends for the bank's clients and is author of "The Reckoning" blog on Slate. Moran worked directly with renowned economist Nouriel Roubini during the 2008-2009 economic crisis, and over the past 25 years he has reported on and analyzed major events for the world's leading intellectual and newsgathering institutions, winning numerous awards for his work on behalf of the Council on Foreign Relations, the BBC, MSNBC.com, and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. He lives in Hoboken, New Jersey.