內容簡介
內容簡介 諾貝爾經濟學獎得主保羅•克魯曼(Paul Krugman)、《晶片戰爭》作者Chris Miller推薦。兩位擁有熱門經濟學播客的頂尖貿易專家,主張在全球最大經濟體之間建立一種全新的運作方式。過去,我們對貿易習以為常,如今已不復如此。我們對貿易的一切認知都已改變。隨著川普的關稅政策攪動全球局勢,這本書正是解釋這場動盪的關鍵之作。當我們進入這個新的貿易衝突時代,需要在世界主要經濟體之間採取全新的運作方式。貿易專家蘇瑪雅・凱恩斯(Soumaya Keynes)與查德・鮑恩(Chad Bown)指出,既然既有規則已被拋棄,就必須採用不同的策略。一味期盼舊有方式恢復運作已不可行。作者最終主張,若要建立一套保護以市場為導向的民主國家、並能與中國體系抗衡的西方制度,就必須採納某些具有中國特色的工具。若我們希望避免演變為動用槍枝、無人機與戰爭的衝突,就需要更深入理解這些「武器」,正如本書所闡述的。作者帶領讀者巡覽各類產品與供應鏈,從金屬到壽司,並探討貿易與貿易中斷對勞工與消費者的影響。他們追蹤一支口紅的旅程:塑膠外殼在中國製造,在墨西哥填充內容物,經由德州倉庫中轉後運往加拿大;他們也描繪一條電子產品供應鏈:從阿帕拉契山脈取得矽原料,在日本製成晶圓,在台灣利用荷蘭設備製成晶片,再到中國組裝成智慧型手機,最終銷往美國。他們進一步推測全面經濟戰可能呈現的樣貌:如果全球關鍵航道被封鎖會如何?如果衛星通訊中斷呢?若出口管制切斷關鍵產品供應又會怎樣?屆時,關稅或許反而只是最輕微的問題。這本及時且易於理解的著作,幫助讀者在這個全球經濟充滿不確定的關鍵時刻,看清自己、所屬企業以及國家在整體局勢中的位置。Two top trade experts with popular economics podcasts argue for a new way of operating between the biggest economic powers in the world.We used to take trade for granted. No more.Everything we know about trade has changed. With Trump’s tariffs throwing everything up in the air, this is the book to explain the eruption. As we enter this new era of trade conflict, we need a new way of operating between the biggest economic powers in the world. Trade experts Soumaya Keynes and Chad Bown argue that now that the rules of the game have been abandoned, we need a different strategy. Yearning for the old approach to start working again isn’t an option. Ultimately, the authors argue that a Western system that protects market-oriented democracies from China’s one will require the embrace of some uniquely Chinese tools. If we want to avoid a war with guns, drones, and battles, then we need to understand these weapons better in How to Win a Trade War.The authors give a tour of products and supply chains, from metals to sushi, and the impact of trade—and trade disruptions—on workers and consumers. They follow a lipstick with plastic casing manufactured in China, filled in Mexico, and then shipped to Canada after stopping off at a Texan warehouse. They trace an electronics supply chain from silicon sourced in the Appalachian Mountains, to “wafers” made in Japan, to chips made in Taiwan using equipment made in the Netherlands, to smartphones assembled in China and sent to America.They speculate what all-out economic warfare might look like. What if the world’s key shipping lanes got blocked? Or satellite communication went down? What about export restrictions cutting off supplies of key products? Tariffs could be the least of our problems.This timely and accessible book helps readers understand how they, their company, and their country fit into the story at this precarious moment for the global economy.
各界推薦
各界推薦 “Who knew that trade policy could be fun? Soumaya Keynes and Chad P. Bown take a subject usually weighed down by a deadly combination of economese and legalese and turn it into a breezy romp, without dumbing it down at all. They even offer some novel policy guidance for a transformed world. An amazing book.” —Paul Krugman, Nobel laureate in economics“Practical, forward-looking, and full of insight, this book is crucial reading for anyone trying to make sense of today’s trade disputes.” —Chris Miller, author of Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology“Storms are battering global trade, and there are no better navigators through these choppy waters than this intrepid duo. A sharp-witted exposition of how global trade has created both prosperity and new points of vulnerability, this bracing book is for anyone trying to understand how states wish—perhaps to their peril—to refashion national economies.” —Dan Wang, author of Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future
作者介紹
作者介紹 Soumaya KeynesSoumaya Keynes is an economics columnist at the Financial Times and host of the podcast The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes. Before joining the Financial Times in July 2023, she spent eight years at The Economist, where she won an award from the Association of Business Journalists for her commentary on the first Trump administration’s trade policy. She cofounded the Trade Talks podcast during the Trump administration’s first term and cohosted The Economist’s Money Talks podcast. She started her career as an economist working at the UK Treasury and then as a researcher at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. She has an undergraduate degree and masters in economics from the University of Cambridge.Chad BownChad Bown is the Reginald Jones Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and host of the Trade Talks podcast. He has performed public service in two US administrations, as Chief Economist at the Department of State in the Biden-Harris administration and as Senior Economist in the White House on President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisors. He has also been on the research staff at the World Bank and World Trade Organization, and was on the faculty at Brandeis University for twelve years and was a tenured professor of economics. He received a BA magna cum laude in economics and international relations from Bucknell University and a PhD in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.