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Balance: The Economics of Great Powers from Ancient Rome to Modern America
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Balance: The Economics of Great Powers from Ancient Rome to Modern America Paperback - 2014

by Glenn Hubbard; Tim Kane

Two economists explain why financial imbalance causes civil collapse--and why America could be next. From the Roman Empire to the Ming Dynasty to Imperial Spain, the superpowers of the world have grown to become the greatest economic, political, and military forces of their time--only to collapse.


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  • Title Balance: The Economics of Great Powers from Ancient Rome to Modern America
  • Author Glenn Hubbard; Tim Kane
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster
  • Date 2014-05
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781476700267 / 1476700265
  • Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.9 in (21.08 x 13.97 x 2.29 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013003803
  • Dewey Decimal Code 330.9

About the author

Glenn Hubbard is the dean of Columbia University's Graduate School of Business and the former chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers. He is a frequent contributor to Business Week, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times, as well as PBS's The Nightly Business Report and American Public Media's Marketplace. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and two sons.

Tim Kane is the chief economist of the Hudson Institute, veteran Air Force officer, and has twice served at the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress. He regularly writes for The Atlantic, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and USA TODAY and is a well-known public speaker. He lives in northern Virginia with his wife and children.

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