A shining city on a hill. America the beautiful. The United States has long been mythologised as the land of dreams and opportunity. And since the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s it has been undisputedly the most powerful nation on earth. But is it a fading force? The idea of an America in decline has gained traction in recent years and has, of course, been capitalized on by President Trump. Is America’s ‘greatness’ under threat?
In this episode of LSE iQ, a collaboration with the LSE Phelan US Centre’s podcast, The Ballpark, Sue Windebank and Chris Gilson speak to LSE Phelan US Centre Affiliates Elizabeth Ingleson and John Van Reenen, and Ashley Tellis from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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Further reading and resources
- Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade by Elizabeth Ingleson
- The Fall of the Labor Share and the Rise of Superstar Firms by David Autor, David Dorn, Lawrence F Katz, Christina Patterson and John Van Reenen, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, May 2020.
- Revising U.S. Grand Strategy Toward China by Robert D. Blackwill and Ashley J. Tellis
Related interviews on The Ballpark with guests on this episode
- Dr Ashley Tellis – The Future of US-China Competition
- Dr Elizabeth Ingleson – Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade
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This podcast was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.
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