{"product_id":"connected-daniel-altman-9780312428099","title":"Connected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the span of one day, how does the world do business? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eConnected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy\u003c\/i\u003e, journalist and economist Daniel Altman answers this question by visiting more than a dozen cities around the world and tracing the threads of our ever-changing, ever-integrating economic fabric. Readers travel to Syria, where the president wants to launch his country's first stock market; to Brazil, where a corruption scandal is brushed under the rug in the name of economic stability; to East Timor, where a new nation grapples with its impending oil wealth. Altman diagrams all the gears and cogs, showing how they fit together in the vast machinery of the global economy--all in the events of a single day. \u003ci\u003eConnected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy \u003c\/i\u003eis a new and accessible way to look at our complex world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Altman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 031242809X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312428099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 6.36w x 0.79d","brand":"Daniel Altman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096671232255,"sku":"9780312428099","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/connected-daniel-altman-9780312428099","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}