Meissner, Christopher M.; Taylor, Alan M. - In: Conference Series ; [Proceedings] 51 (2006)
We focus on the two eras of globalization: “then” (the period 1870 to 1913) and “now” (the period since the 1970s). We look at the special position in the global macroeconomy of the hegemons in each era: Britain then, and the United States now. And adducing historical data to match what...