Joseph Stanislaw Boeken

The book offers an insightful analysis of the evolving dynamics between government influence and free market forces in the global economy. It highlights the emerging risks and opportunities that arise from this shifting balance of power, drawing on the expertise of a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and a leading market expert. Accompanied by photographs, the work aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of contemporary economic challenges and prospects.

A look at the shift of assets from central governments to private enterprise in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East analyzes how such changes as deregulation and privatization will affect economic power in the world.

Drawing on interviews with heads of state and CEOs worldwide, The Commanding Heights is a revealing, in-depth investigation of how the upheavals of the last 20 years -- including China's entrance into world markets and increased deregulation and privatization -- have radically transformed our world and what these changes portend for the future.