>
> Sorry to "pull a Pugliese" by forwarding an Amazon
> link, but this book looks interesting:
>
>
http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/0875864643/ref=pe_3781_3035101_pe_snp_0875864
>
> God Bless You, Joe Stalin: The Man Who Saved
> Capitalism (Taschenbuch)
> von Lewis E. Kaplan
>
> Produktbeschreibung
>
> Synopsis
> This enlightening and controversial book sets forth
> the thesis that the growing prosperity of the U.S.
> economy during the past 60 years is directly linked to
> deficit spending, and that the synergy of these two
> phenomena will continue for the foreseeable future.
> The dramatic narrative traces the evolution of the
> concept of the Almighty Dollar against the backdrop of
> the development and denouement of the Cold War. It
> demonstrates how individual decisions made by U.S. and
> Soviet leaders affected the course of events. An
> analysis of the Historical Tables of the United States
> Government, showing the tandem growth of U.S. deficits
> and the GDP, is interwoven into the historical
> recounting. The epilogue concludes that the U.S.
> economy is on a treadmill of deficit spending, and
> that if deficit spending is substantially reduced, a
> global recession will ensue. Furthermore, The Almighty
> Dollar is not in danger of collapse because if the
> nations of the world don't sustain the integrity of
> the U.S. dollar as the currency of exchange, their own
> economies will collapse. * Lewis E. Kaplan's 40 years
> of publishing and business experience have provided
> him with first-hand knowledge of the impact of
> currency exchange fluctuations on the domestic market,
> and the role of the U.S. dollar in the global economy.
> He was founder of RetailWeek, an award-winning
> business publication, vice-president of marketing for
> GENESCO Europa, and president of PLADS, a division of
> Kellwood Company. He has also served as a consultant
> to Fortune 500 corporations. He attended Cornell
> University and completed his studies at the University
> of Aix-en-Provence. During World War II, he served in
> the Army Air Force in the Pacific.
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