The End of Influence What Happens When Other Countries Have the Money

At the end of World War II, America had all the money--and all the power. Now, after the Great Crash of 2008, America is cash poor. In The End of Influence, economists Stephen S .Cohen and J. Bradford DeLong argue that this loss of liquid capital will have grave consequences for our standing in the world. An essential read for business executives and connoisseurs of world politics alike, The End of Influencetells us what we can do to maintain stability in the world.

Stephen S. Cohen is a Professor of Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley, and Codirector of the Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy. He lives in San Francisco, California.

J. Bradford De Long is an economist at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of the bestselling textbook Macroeconomics. He also writes a widely read economics blog. He lives in Lafayette, California.