美元為什麼能成為全球最重要的貨幣？而它的主導地位，真的會一直維持下去嗎？知名經濟學家 Kenneth Rogoff 在 Our Dollar, Your Problem 中回顧美元自二戰後崛起的歷程，分析它如何先後勝過日圓、蘇聯盧布與歐元，建立今日難以取代的國際地位。然而，這段歷史並非全靠精密布局，其中也有不少時勢與運氣。如今，加密貨幣、人民幣崛起、通膨與利率環境改變、政治不穩定，以及美元陣營逐漸分化，都可能重新改寫全球貨幣秩序。本書獲選 Financial Times「What to Read in 2025」，並成為全美暢銷書。Rogoff 結合經濟史、政策經驗與全球金融局勢，說明美元帶給美國的巨大優勢，以及這份「特權」可能產生的代價。*全美暢銷書，獲 Financial Times 選為「What to Read in 2025」*從日圓、盧布、歐元到人民幣與加密貨幣，梳理美元霸權面臨的挑戰*Kenneth Rogoff 結合政策實務與經濟分析，重新檢視美元主導的全球金融體系A National Bestseller - Recommended by Financial Times as "What to Read in 2025" "The central argument of Our Dollar, Your Problem--that the greenback's pre-eminence was never guaranteed and might plausibly be overturned--could hardly be more timely."--The Economist A leading economist explores the global rise of the U.S. dollar and shows why its future stability is far from assured Our Dollar, Your Problem argues that America's currency might not have reached today's lofty pinnacle without a certain amount of good luck. Drawing in part on his own
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