The New World Economy: A Beginner's Guide
by Randy Charles Epping  (Author)

About the Author
Randy Charles Epping, based in Zurich, Switzerland, and São Paulo, Brazil, has worked in international finance for more than 25 years, holding management positions in European and American investment banks in London, Geneva, and Zurich. He has a master's degree in international relations from Yale University, in addition to degrees from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Paris-La Sorbonne. He is currently the manager of IFS Project Management AG, a Switzerland-based international consulting company. He is also the president of the Central Europe Foundation, which provides assistance to students and economic organizations in Central and Eastern Europe. In addition to several other books on the world economy, he has written a novel, Trust, a financial thriller based in Zurich and Budapest. Mr. Epping holds dual U.S. and Swiss citizenship and is fluent in six languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Abou this Book
What is blockchain? What is Bitcoin? How can central banks be instrumental in guiding a nation's economy? What are the underlying causes of trade deficits? Do trade wars actually help the domestic economy? How has the behavior of millennials and Generation Z affected the global economy? Find out all this and more in this definitive guide to the world economy.

As the global economic landscape shifts at an increasing rate, it's more important than ever that citizens understand the building blocks of the new world economy. In this lively guide, Randy Charles Epping cuts through the jargon to explain the fundamentals. In thirty-six engaging chapters, Epping lays bare everything from NGOs and nonprofits to AI and data mining. With a comprehensive glossary and absolutely no graphs, The New World Economy: A Beginner's Guide is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand what is going on in the world around them. This timely book is a vital resource for today's chaotic world.

Brief Contents
1. Butterflies over Beijing: What Is the New “Fusion Economy”?
2. Bitcoins and Blockchains: Are Cryptocurrencies Real Money?
3. How Do Local Economic Crises Become Global Crises?
4. Supranationals: Do International Organizations Like the World Bank and the IMF Really Promote Economic Growth?
5. How Do We Rank Countries in the New Global Economy?
6. Can Trade Wars Destroy the World Economy?
7. Brexit and Border Walls: Does Economic Isolation Make Economic Sense?
8. Does Immigration Take Our Jobs Away?
9. How Do Populist Leaders Use Our Economic Illiteracy to Gain Power?
10. Globalization—Problem or Solution?
11. Inflation vs. Deflation
12. What Is Currency Manipulation?
13. The Fear of Investing: Is It Keeping Us Poor?
14. Comparing Investments in the New World Economy
15. Income Inequality: Is It Inevitable?
16. What Is Hot Money?
17. Barbarians at the Gate? Private Equity Investors, Venture Capitalists, and High-Frequency Traders
18. The Twenty-First-Century Company
19. How Is the Digital Economy Transforming the World?
20. What Is the Internet of Things?
21. Is Data the New Gold?
22. How Are Robots and Artificial Intelligence Transforming the World Economy?
23. What Is the Sharing Economy?
24. BRICS and Beyond: How Emerging Markets Are Becoming the New Powerhouses of the World Economy
25. What Is the Future for the European Union and the Other Free-Trade Areas?
26. Sharp Power: How Countries Use Economic Power to Achieve Global Clout
27. Sharing the Wealth: How Do Charities, Private Enterprise, and NGOs Promote Economic Development?
28. Corruption and Tax Evasion: How Does Money Laundering Work?
29. The Dark Web and Other Black Markets: How Big Is the Illegal Economy?
30. How Is Climate Change Transforming the Global Economy?
31. Economics vs. the Environment: Is It a Zero-Sum Game?
32. What Are the Alternatives to Capitalism?
33. Are Trade Unions Becoming Obsolete in the Twenty-First Century?
34. Health Care: Ways That Work
35. How Is the Behavior of Millennials and Other Generations Changing the World’s Economic Landscape?
36. New Ways of Working and Living in the Twenty-First Century
Glossary

Pages: 352 pages
Publisher: Vintage (January 21, 2020)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0525563202
ISBN-13: 978-0525563204