Economics of power

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  • Published 20160202
  • ISBN: 978-1-925240-80-1
  • Extent: 264pp
  • Paperback (234 x 153mm), eBook

The only serious threat to the real interests of the United States can come from a failure to adjust sensibly to the newer world order.

Paul Kennedy, The Rise and Fall of Great Powers (Vintage, 1987)

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Martin Parkinson

Martin Parkinson is a thirty-four-year veteran of the Australian Public Service, most recently serving as Secretary to the Australian Treasury and, before that, as...

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