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008			121114s2013 nyu b 001 0 eng c
010			_a 2012046077
020			_a9781610390330 (hardcover)
020			_z9781610390347 (e-book)
040			_aNIC/DLC _beng _cNIC _erda _dDLC
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050	0	0	_aJZ1670 _b.M33 2013
082	0	0	_aT39 M277 _223
100	1		_aMahbubani, Kishore, _eauthor. _9762
245	1	4	_aThe great convergence : _bAsia, the West, and the logic of one world / _cKishore Mahbubani.
250			_aFirst edition.
260			_aNew York _bPublic Affairs _c2013
300			_avii, 315 pages ; _c24 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 275-297) and index.
505	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 rises 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 The enormous blunders since committed by the US and Europe mean deference has been replaced by disquiet.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 will 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"--
650		0	_aInternational relations. _9763
650		0	_aInternational economic relations. _9764
650		0	_aGlobalization. _9765
650		0	_aGlobal Financial Crisis, 2008-2009. _9766
650		0	_aEast and West. _9767
651		0	_aAsia _xForeign relations. _9768
651		0	_aAsia _xForeign economic relations. _9769
906			_a7 _bcbc _corignew _d1 _eecip _f20 _gy-gencatlg