The United States in decline  [electronic resource] / 
edited by Richard Lachmann. 
 - Bingley, U.K. :  Emerald,  2014. 
 - 1 online resource (257 p.) 
 - Political power and social theory,  v. 26  0198-8719 ; .
 - Political power and social theory ;  v. 26. .
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : the United States in decline? / Richard Lachmann -- Can the U.S. sustain its global position? Dynamism and stagnation in the U.S. institutional model / Fred Block, Matthew R. Keller -- Cold War and China in the (un)making of the dollar standard / Ho-fung Hung -- Capital accumulation and the rise of Finance / Marcel Knudsen -- The flailing hegemon : managing U.S. military decline / Ian Roxborough, Zoe Levy -- Elite fragmentation and the decline of the United States / Mark Mizruchi, Mikell Hyman -- From consensus to paralysis in the United States, 1960-2010 / Richard Lachmann -- Convergence-2, or the fate of other superpower / Georgi Derluguian. 
<br/><br/> The essays in this volume examine finance, industry and strategy both internally and on a global scale. Contributors clarify our understanding of the current state and future trajectory of the United States and the effect of decline on its citizens and the world. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781783508303 (electronic bk.) :  £66.95 ; É89.95 ; $114.95 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Political Science--History & Theory.<br/>Political science & theory.<br/>Geopolitics.<br/>Social theory.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--History--20th century.<br/>United States--History--21st century.<br/>United States--Politics and government--20th century.<br/>United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E741  / .U55 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.9 
<br/><br/><label>Universal Decimal Class. No.: </label>94