{"product_id":"9781770892002","title":"North America's Lost Decade?: The Munk Debate on the North American Economy","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs stock markets gyrate, Europe lurches from crisis to crisis, and recovery in the United States slows, the future of the North American economy is more uncertain than ever. Can individual entrepreneurship, corporate innovation, and governments create a new era of sustained economic growth? Or, will the ongoing financial crisis, political dysfunction in the United States, and the rise of emerging nations erode living standards in North America for the long term?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this edition of the Munk Debates — Canada's premier international debate series — Nobel Prize–winning economist Paul Krugman and Chief Economist and Strategist at Gluskin Sheff and Associates David Rosenberg square off against former director of President Obama's National Economic Council Lawrence Summers and bestselling author Ian Bremmer to tackle the resolution: Be it resolved North America faces a Japan-style era of high unemployment and slow growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis riveting debate features four of the world's most renowned economists discussing the single most important issue facing all North Americans in a lively, engaging forum. The economy is a concern that demands our immediate attention and this enlightening and hugely important debate is a must-read for all of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArguing for the resolution:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It's now impossible to deny the obvious, which is that we are not now and have never been on the road to recovery.\" — Paul Krugman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"When all of the stimulus is gone and the Emperor is disrobed, it is not going to be a pretty picture.\" — David Rosenberg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArguing against the resolution:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The American people have not become less dedicated to hard work, and the productive potential of this economy has not declined.\" — Lawrence Summers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"North America's long-term prospects are brighter than Europe's or Japan's; the \"rise of the rest\" does not automatically imply our decline.\" — Ian Bremmer\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Anansi Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47032227725552,"sku":"9781770892002","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781770892002_p0.jpg?v=1763707081","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781770892002","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}