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中美貿易大戰誰是最後贏家？石油市場是供需決定，還是美元操盤？信貸風暴為何不斷重演？一本串起眾多關鍵經濟概念，長銷不衰的必讀之作！為什麼我們可以買到越來越便宜的衣物，卻越來越買不起房子？為什麼油價可以在短短幾個月內竄升，卻從來沒驟降過？一次破解匯率、通膨、貿易、投機活動與貨幣危機等經濟運作真相！美元象徵著全球金融穩定與人類存亡的根基，更是全球化的重要媒介，透過一場肇始於美國沃爾瑪的交易，美元如同核反應的中子般，碰撞出連環的裂變與衝擊，當一個民眾在「美國」沃爾瑪，購買了一台中國製造的廉價收音機，這塊美元就因此流入了「中國」；但中國需要的是人民幣，因此美元經過中國央行的匯率操縱，我們看見了中國如何催生出低價殿堂，又如何維持低匯率出口全世界；在中國累積了這些大量的美元外匯儲備後，這些資金又被他們投資到非洲，例如「奈及利亞」建造鐵路，於是我們看到了投資泡沫如何...

'A brilliant book' Iain Dale, LBCHave you ever wondered why we can afford to buy far more clothes than our grandparents ever could ... but may be less likely to own a home in which to keep them all? Why your petrol bill can double in a matter of months, but it never falls as fast?Behind all of this lies economics.It's not always easy to grasp the complex forces that are shaping our lives. But by following a dollar on its journey around the globe, we can start to pi...

Uma abordagem original sobre a forma com funciona a economia global. Alguma vez se perguntou porque conseguimos comprar mais bens do que os nossos avos alguma vez conseguiram... mas e menos provável que consigamos ter uma casa onde os guardar? Porque e que o preco de um litro de combustível duplica em poucos meses, mas nunca cai da mesma forma? Por detrás de tudo isto está a economia. O dólar é a alma da globalização e e ele que mantém a economia a funcionar. Metade das notas circulam fora...

'Opens our eyes to the everyday contributions all of us make to how the world is changing.' Tim Marshall, author of Prisoners of Geography'A much needed blend of optimism and realism' Brett Christophers, author of The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won't Save the PlanetWhy might an orangutan care which toothpaste you choose? What does your mobile phone have to do with wind turbines? And can your morning coffee really power a bus?

'Opens our eyes to the everyday contributions all of us make to how the world is changing.' Tim Marshall, author of Prisoners of Geography'A much needed blend of optimism and realism' **Brett Christophers, author of The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won't Save the PlanetWhy might an orangutan care which toothpaste you choose? What does your mobile phone have to do with wind turbines? And can your morning coffee really power a bus?**

Have you ever wondered why we can afford to buy far more clothes than our grandparents ever could . . . but may be less likely to own a home in which to keep them all? Why your petrol bill can double in a matter of months, but it never falls as fast?Behind all of this lies economics.It's not always easy to grasp the complex forces that are shaping our lives. But by following a dollar on its journey around the globe, we can start to piece it all together. From a shopping tri...