TY  - BOOK
AU  - Read, Colin
TI  - Rise and fall of an economic empire: with lessons for aspiring economies
SN  - 9780230273702
U1  - 330.9 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Economic history
KW  - Commerce
KW  - Management science
KW  - Business enterprises--Finance
N2  - Introduction
We have seen many empires come and go. From the Roman Empire to the British Empire, we are now witnessing the decline of the US as a superpower. How do economic innovations foster global economic dominance, and how does the natural evolution of an economic empire eventually bring about its demise and replacement by other economic superpowers?
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