Great fluctuations: The impact of globalized world economy

Author: Zhang Dexiu
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Publish Date: 1999-09-01
Features: The term "inventory" in this series of books is like a merchant striking the abacus at the end of the year—smiling broadly if profitable, frowning deeply if in the red. And this series of books faces the "big inventory" of the global economy, naturally there will be talk of gains and losses, changes in rise and fall, and the laws of prosperity and decline, but it is certainly not as simple as this. The so-called "not simple" is partly because the "inventory" of the global economy is after all different from the scale of a single business, even if that business is extraordinarily large. The level of economic development, systems, and natural environments of different countries are all different, and it is not necessarily something that can be "inventoried" clearly with just one abacus. The so-called "not simple" is also because the "inventory" of the global economy often intertwines gains and losses—gains contain losses, and losses contain gains. It cannot be explained simply with the words "gains and losses." Even if the gains and losses of the "inventory" are clarified, it is still necessary to analyze in detail where the gains lie and where the losses are, with the aim of providing references or lessons for the healthy development of the global economy in the new century. The two "not simple" points mentioned above are precisely the purpose of launching this series of books and the basic requirements for its writing. The term "inventory" in this series of books is like a merchant striking the abacus at the end of the year—smiling broadly if profitable, frowning deeply if in the red. And this series of books faces the "big inventory" of the global economy, naturally there will be talk of gains and losses, changes in rise and fall, and the laws of prosperity and decline, but it is certainly not as simple as this. The so-called "not simple" is partly because the "inventory" of the global economy is after all different from the scale of a single business, even if that business is extraordinarily large. The level of economic development, systems, and natural environments of different countries are all different, and it is not necessarily something that can be "inventoried" clearly with just one abacus. The so-called "not simple" is also because the "inventory" of the global economy often intertwines gains and losses—gains contain losses, and losses contain gains. It cannot be explained simply with the words "gains and losses." Even if the gains and losses of the "inventory" are clarified, it is still necessary to analyze in detail where the gains lie and where the losses are, with the aim of providing references or lessons for the healthy development of the global economy in the new century. The two "not simple" points mentioned above are precisely the purpose of launching this series of books and the basic requirements for its writing.