000			02006 a2200217 4500
999			_c117070 _d117070
003			BJBSDDR
005			20230411090823.0
007			ta
008			220921s2018 enk||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a9781783963980
040			_bspa _cBJBSDDR
041			_aeng
050			_bD249 2018
100	1		_a David, Dharshini, _d1973-
245	1	4	_aThe Almighty Dollar / _cDharshini David
260			_aCroydon London : _b Elliott & Thompson _c2018
300			_a320 p.; _c20 cm
520			_aHave you ever wondered why we can afford to buy far more clothes than our grandparents ever could ... but may be less likely to own a home in which to keep them all? Why your petrol bill can double in a matter of months, but it never falls as fast? Behind all of this lies economics. It's not always easy to grasp the complex forces that are shaping our lives. But by following a dollar on its journey around the globe, we can start to piece it all together. The dollar is the lifeblood of globalisation. Greenbacks, singles, bucks or dead presidents: call them what you will, they are keeping the global economy going. Half of the notes in circulation are actually outside of the USA - and many of the world's dollars are owned by China. But what is really happening as our cash moves around the world every day, and how does it affect our lives? By following $1 from a shopping trip in suburban Texas, via China's central bank, Nigerian railroads, the oilfields of Iraq and beyond, The Almighty Dollar reveals the economic truths behind what we see on the news every day. Why is China the world's biggest manufacturer - and the USA its biggest customer? Is free trade really a good thing? Why would a nation build a bridge on the other side of the planet? In this illuminating read, economist Dharshini David lays bare these complex relationships to get to the heart of how our new globalised world works, showing who really holds the power, and what that means for us all.
942			_2lcc _cBK
946			_irmza