Read, Colin <br/><br/>
Rise and fall of an economic empire: with lessons for aspiring economies 

 - New York  Palgrave Macmillan  2010 
 - xii, 294 p. 
<br/><br/> Introduction<br/>We have seen many empires come and go. From the Roman Empire to the British Empire, we are now witnessing the decline of the US as a superpower. How do economic innovations foster global economic dominance, and how does the natural evolution of an economic empire eventually bring about its demise and replacement by other economic superpowers? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780230273702 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Economic history<br/>Commerce<br/>Management science<br/>Business enterprises--Finance
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>330.9  / REA