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by Daniel Yergin (Author), Joseph Stanislaw (Author) "THE FINAL MEETING of the Allied leaders took place in July 1945, in what had once been a palace of the kaiser in the Berlin..." (more)
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Lawrence Summers There has been a revolution in economic thought every bit as profound in its implications as any other scientific revolution. "The Commanding Heights tells the story of changes that have been world-transforming. It's a compelling guide to the 21st century economy.

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Taking a worldwide perspective, including that of Britain (where the process began under Margaret Thatcher), Europe, the former USSR, China, Latin America and the USA, this is a study of the redefinition of the relationship between state and marketplace. This is the process known as privatization - a term which inadequately expresses the phenomenon's far-reaching changes. The authors set out to show how a revolution in ideas is transforming the world economy and to explain why it is happening, how it can go wrong, and what it will mean for the global economy at the dawn of the 21st century.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A disappointment: all about what happened not why., 19 Mar 1998
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After Daniel Yergin's fascinating books on the oil industry (read it!)and on Russia, Commanding Heights was a big disappointment. Any reader who has a decent newspaper would know most of the story of the shift in the last thirty years from state planning and intervention to the free market. Although if history is what you are after, the story of this transition in different parts of the world is well told. What is missing is (1) any explanation of why this all happened and (2) any coherent view of what is likely to happen next -are we going to shift back again or is the intellectual revolution set for a long while. One needs (1) to come up with (2) and Yergin and Stanislaw do not tackle either. PS: The chapter on China was particularly weak.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, 4 Jul 1998
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The book describes quite interestingly the development of what now has become the mainstream in political thinking, specially as to the background of the "Thatcher revolution" in the UK; the rest of the book is, however, rather thinly spread, providing a broad catalog of the changes in all regions of the world, without really providing any deep or novel insight; overall I believe the authors would have better done to focus solely on the US and the UK.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good, if somewhat repetitive, 28 Jul 2006
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I bought this book based on the strength of The Prize, Yergin's previous book. Like The Prize, this book does a good job of recounting world events from a particular perspective- in this case, instead of oil, withdrawal of government influence from the economy. I did find it somewhat repetitive and it seemed to be at times more Economist-editorial style than historical. And it didn't have as many interesting asides and behind-the-scenes accounts as The Prize, making it much less enjoyable. If you are looking for a good recap of world economics since WWII, this is a good place to start. If you are looking for a book by Yergin, buy The Prize.
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if you want to know of why i suggest you reads any Chomsky book plenty hear especially "profits over people" and "class war" which focus on what yergin should... Read more
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