Jeffrey E Garten
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The story of globalization, the most powerful force in history, as told through the life and times of ten people who changed the world by their singular, spectacular accomplishments. This is the first book to look at the history of globalization through the lens of individuals who did something transformative, as opposed to describing globalization through trends, policies, or particular industries. From Silk to Silicon tells the story of who these...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The former dean of the Yale School of Management and Undersecretary of Commerce in the Clinton administration chronicles the 1971 August meeting at Camp David, where President Nixon unilaterally ended the last vestiges of the gold standard -- breaking the link between gold and the dollar -- transforming the entire global monetary system"--