American Global Pre-Eminence The Development and Erosion of Systemic Leadership【電子書籍】[ William R. Thompson ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A unique analysis that assesses how we can determine which country will be the next world leader.＜/strong＞ Will China surpass the United States as the world's leader? In ＜em＞American Global Pre-eminence＜/em＞, William R. Thompson argues that the answer depends on leads in technological innovation, energy, and global reach. These are the forces that influence the hierarchy of global power--a system which began emerging a thousand years ago and started becoming more evident after the 1490s, especially after Dutch activities in the seventeenth century and British operations in the nineteenth century. The US followed in this fashion after 1945. Yet leads do not last forever. Ironically, as it becomes clearer how technological innovation, military force, and energy power interact, the processes under scrutiny may themselves be fundamentally transforming. Thus, Thompson contends, the real policy question is not whether the US is ahead or behind China but, rather, whether it will re．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る