Brazil Is the New America

James Dale Davidson 지음

Wiley 2012년 07월 16일 출간

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Look to Brazil for safe, stable investmentsAs the future of the American economy seems to get bleaker by the day, it is tempting to look abroad for business opportunities. Europe and Asia don't provide much hope, but what about somewhere that's both closer to home and sunny year-round? In Brazil is the New America: How Brazil Offers Upward Mobility in a Collapsing World, James D. Davidson shows that the current financial situation in Brazil is a haven for those looking to make money in a world in turmoil.With a population just 62 percent the size of that of the US, Brazil has added 15,023,633 jobs over the past eight years, while the US has lost millions. In a world burdened by bankrupt governments and aging populations, Brazil is solvent, with two people of working age for every dependent. In a world of quot;Peak Oilquot; Brazil is energy independent, with 70 billion barrels of oil, 60% of the world's unused arable land, and 15% of its fresh water. Comparatively non-leveragedm-and with significant room for growth and expansion, as well as vast natural resources, Brazil is a haven of opportunity.Written by James D. Davidson, the editor/publisher of Strategic Investment and cofounder of Agora and the media outlet, Newsmax, Brazil is the New America details:How the original quot;Americaquot; now embodies the brightest hope for realizing the American Dream while the quot;Old Americaquot; is headed for a dramatic decline in the standard of livingInvestment opportunities not only for those willing to relocate, but anyone who can consider investing thereThe cost structure of employment in Brazil versus the United StatesBrazil has already learned its lesson about the dangers of inflation. Cash has taken the place of credit, and high interest rate returns are now the norm.

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Preface xiiiAcknowledgments xvChapter 1 The World in 2050 1A Preview of the Future 2A Decrease in Productive Capacity 5Squandering Prosperity 9Chapter 2 The Original America Is the New Brazil 11The Country of the Future 14The Origins of America 20The Mythic Brazil 24A Difficult Dream to Realize 26Can America&'s Destiny Be Fulfilled in Brazil? 28Chapter 3 How Brazil Became Endowed for Prosperity in a Collapsing World 35The Impact of Topography 36Yesterday&'s Limitations as Today&'s Strengths 45Three Radical Changes 53Predatory GovernmentGrowth Imperatives Lead to Fiat Money and Runaway DebtEnergy Surges Alter Spatial Configurations of EconomiesChapter 4 Prosperity and Energy Density: The Hidden Role of BTUs in the Rise and Fall of Economies 67Denser Energy Equals a Rise in Prosperity 68Coal and Adam Smith 69Going Forward or Backward?The Phases of Extracting Energy 73Phase One: An Abundance of WoodPhase Two: An Abundance of CoalPhase Three: The Original Petroleum IndustryThe Shift from Coal to Oil and World War I 75Peak Oil and Declining Money 79Declining Energy and Systemic CollapseThe Real Symptoms of Peak OilThe Competition for Prosperity 84Expensive Oil RemainsA 665,000 Percent Increase in the Price of a BTU?The SS Great Britain Sails Again 87“Yes! We Have No Bananas”Chapter 5 Malthus Again: Population Pressures, Global Cooling, and the Coming Dark Age 91The Dynamics of Weather 93Not Wrong, but Early 96Waiting for Our Malthusian Moment 100The Next Little Ice Age 104“The Dog That Did Not Bark” 114Putting Two and Two Together 117A New Maunder Minimum 124Dearth, Insanity, and Revolution 12

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저자(글) James Dale Davidson

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James Dale Davidson is a successful entrepreneur who edits Strategic Investment. A cofounder, with Bill Bonner, of Agora Inc. and a cofounder of the media outlet Newsmax.com, Mr. Davidson is the author of five books. He defied conventional wisdom to forecast the Japanese stock market crash of 1989, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the collapse of the Soviet Union.