02474 a2200325 4500 116080 116080 BJBSDDR 20230411090750.0 ta 220324s2021 ctu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780300261448 (pbk) 0300261446 (pbk) spa BJBSDDR eng HF 1359 K64t 2021 337 Klein, Matthew C. Trade wars are class wars : how rising inequality distorts the global economy and threatens international peace / Matthew C. Klein, Michael Pettis. New Haven : Yale University Press, 2021 xix, 267 p. : ill. ; 20 cm Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-257) and index. From Adam Smith to Tim Cook: the transformation of global trade -- The growth of global finance -- Saving, investment, and imbalances -- From Tiananmen to the belt and road: understanding Chinas surplus -- The fall of the wall and the schwarze null: understanding Germanys surplus -- The American exception: the exorbitant burden and the persistent deficit -- To end the trade wars, end the class wars. A provocative look at how today’s trade conflicts are caused by governments promoting the interests of elites at the expense of workers Trade disputes are usually understood as conflicts between countries with competing national interests, but as Matthew C. Klein and Michael Pettis show in this book, they are often the unexpected result of domestic political choices to serve the interests of the rich at the expense of workers and ordinary retirees. Klein and Pettis trace the origins of today’s trade wars to decisions made by politicians and business leaders in China, Europe, and the United States over the past thirty years. Across the world, the rich have prospered while workers can no longer afford to buy what they produce, have lost their jobs, or have been forced into higher levels of debt. In this thought-provoking challenge to mainstream views, the authors provide a cohesive narrative that shows how the class wars of rising inequality are a threat to the global economy and international peace—and what we can do about it. 266 Relaciones económicas internacionales 1666 Comercio 3232 Clases sociales 1929 Clase obrera 21208 Pettis, Michael, 1958- lcc BK dpf 0 0 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2022-03-24 0 HF 1359 K64t 2021 00000164761 2022-03-24 00:00:00 1 2022-03-24 BK