{"product_id":"king-dollar-the-past-and-future-of-the-worlds-dominant-currency-9780300288469","title":"King Dollar: The Past and Future of the World's Dominant Currency","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn award-winning economic journalist on why the US dollar is positioned to maintain global primacy--and what that means for America and the world \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Magisterial.\"--Edward Chancellor, Reuters \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Prophecies that the dollar will lose its status as the world's dominant currency have echoed for decades--and are increasing in volume. Cryptocurrency enthusiasts claim that Bitcoin or other blockchain-based monetary units will replace the dollar. Foreign policy hawks warn that China's renminbi poses a lethal threat to the greenback. And sound money zealots predict that mounting US debt and inflation will surely erode the dollar's value to the point of irrelevancy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contra the doomsayers, Paul Blustein shows that the dollar's standing atop the world's currency pyramid is impregnable, barring catastrophic policy missteps by the US government. Recounting how the United States has wielded the dollar to impose devastating sanctions against adversaries, Blustein explains that although targets such as Russia have found ways to limit the damage, Washington's financial weaponry will retain potency long into the future. His message, however, is that America must not be complacent about the dollar; the great power that its supremacy confers comes with commensurate responsibility.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Blustein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300288469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Blustein\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several critically acclaimed books about global economic affairs. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin and Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, he spent much of his career as a reporter at the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Kamakura, Japan.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Paul Blustein \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48311287120029,"sku":"9780300288469","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_babf5682-1841-4004-8cc6-db168e479942.jpg?v=1779260547","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/king-dollar-the-past-and-future-of-the-worlds-dominant-currency-9780300288469","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}