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020			_a9781610390330 (hardcover)
020			_z9781610390347 (e-book)
090	0	0	_a327.50182 _bKIS _c2013
245	1	0	_aThe great convergence _bAsia, the West, and the logic of one world _cKishore Mahbubani.
250			_aFirst edition.
300			_avii, 315 pages _c24 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 275-297) and index.
505	0	0	_aA new global civilization -- A theory of one world -- Global irrationality -- Seven global contradictions -- Will geopolitics derail convergence? -- A barrier to convergence -- Converging on global convergence -- Conclusion : because everything that r ises must converge.
520			_a"Before the current international economic crisis, Asian policymakers deferred to their Western counterparts. The enormous blunders since committed by the US and Europe mean deference has been replaced by disquiet. Asia's concern is that the world wil l soon come to grief if both the US and Europe fail to make fundamental readjustments. An America and EU that takes serious economic measures will cause the rest of the world pain, as Western consumption and imports diminish. But there is no painless solution: only when the West gets its house in order can Asia hope for a more sustainable future"--Provided by publisher.
650	0	0	_aEast and West.
650	0	0	_aGlobal Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
650	0	0	_aGlobalization.
650	0	0	_aInternational economic relations.
650	0	0	_aInternational relations.
651	0	0	_aAsia _xForeign economic relations.
651	0	0	_aAsia _xForeign relations.
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