The Almighty Dollar | Dharshini David | Talks at Google
112Dharshini David discuss how globalisation ticks, in her new book "The
Almighty Dollar: Follow the Incredible Journey of a Single Dollar to See How the Global Economy Really Works."
The dollar is the lifeblood of globalisation: China holds billions in
reserve for good reason. Greenbacks, singles, bucks or dead presidents, call them what you will, $1.2 trillion worth are floating around right now – and half the dollars in circulation are actually outside of the USA.
But what is really happening as these billions of dollars go around the
world every day? By following $1 from a shopping trip in suburban Texas, via China’s Central Bank, Nigerian railroads, the oil fields of Iraq and beyond, The Almighty Dollar answers questions such as:
Why is China the world’s biggest manufacturer – and the US its biggest customer? Is free trade really a good thing? Why would a government spend millions building a bridge in a different
country?
Dharshini David lays bare these complex interrelationships through the simple story of one dollar, as it moves through the opaque international system.