01944cam a2200325 a 450000100070000000500170000700800410002403500130006501000150007802000310009304000180012404300120014205000240015408200170017810000270019524501100022226000400033230000340037250400640040650506340047052003050110465000370140965000220144665000370146865000210150565000370152665000290156365000130159265000130160511913820230410115710.0090501s2009    nyua     b    001 0 eng    a15721118  a2009015711  a9781576603215 (alk. paper)  aDLCcDLCdDLC  an-us---14aHG 3903bC456m 200900a332.4/5609731 aChandler, Marc,d1961-10aMaking sense of the dollar :bexposing dangerous myths about trade and foreign exchange /cMarc Chandler.  aNew York :bBloomberg Press,c2009.  axxv, 212 p. :bill. ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 203-205) and index.0 aMyth 1: the trade deficit reflects U.s. competitiveness -- Myth 2: the current account deficit drives the dollar -- Myth 3: you can't have too much money -- Myth 4: labor market flexibility is the key to U.S. economic prowess -- Myth 5: there is one type of capitalism -- Myth 6: the dollar's privileged place in the world is lost -- Myth 7: globalization destroyed American industry -- Myth 8: u.s. capitalist development prevents socialism -- Myth 9: the weak u.s. dollar boosts exports and drives stock markets -- Myth 10: the foreign exchange market is strange and speculative -- Summary and some thoughts on the way forward.  a"Making Sense of the Dollar explores the many factors--trade deficits, the dollar's role in the world, globalization, capitalism, and more--that affect the dollar and the U.S. economy and lead to the inescapable conclusion that both are much stronger than many people suppose"--Provided by publisher. 0aForeign exchangezUnited States. 0aDollar, American. 0aBalance of tradezUnited States. 4aCambio exterior. 4aCambio exteriorzEstados Unidos. 4aMonedaszEstados Unidos. 4aDólar. 4a20150700