“The authors weave a complex tapestry of monetary, fiscal and social policies through history and offer opinions about what went right and what went wrong. . . . Worth reading for their insights into the history of trade and finance.”—George Melloan, <i>Wall Street Journal</i><br /><br />“This is a very important book.”—Martin Wolf, <i>Financial Times</i><br /><br />“An eagle-eyed perspective on the global economy, underpinned by close analysis and a remarkable clarity of exposition. The book is a terrific survey of the forces behind today’s global trade tensions and imbalances.”—Ann Pettifor, <i>Times Literary Supplement</i><br /><br />“[O]ffers a deeper argument about the source of the trouble.”—<i>The Economist</i><br /><br />“Matthew Klein and Michael Pettis have successfully woven a grand narrative linking income inequality, geopolitics, trade, finance and even environmental issues.”—Maximilian Kärnfelt, <i>Merics China Briefing Newsletter</i><br /><br />“[A]s Matthew Klein and Michael Pettis argue in their brilliant polemic <i>Trade Wars Are Class Wars</i>, industrial policy instruments are only part of the story.”—Adam Tooze, <i>London Review of Books</i><br /><br />“A well-written, highly recommended, and thought-provoking book.”—Ian Bright, <i>Reading Room </i>for the Society of Professional Economists<br /><br />“This timely analysis should be of interest to policymakers as well as to scholars in economics, political science and international relations.”—Luqman Saeed, <i>Journal of Peace Research</i><br /><br />“<i>Trade Wars Are Class Wars</i> is a tale of three economies, China, Germany and the US. . . . It’s a terrific book.”—<i>Enlightened Economist</i><br /><br />Winner of the Lionel Gelber Prize, sponsored by Munk Centre for International Studies<br /><br />“An erudite, original, and provocative explanation of the global economic imbalances that have been at the root of numerous financial crises.”—Ernesto Zedillo, director, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization<br /><br />“This is a book that everyone concerned with the global economy should read. A fascinating account of the damage that rising inequality—especially in China and Germany—has done to all our economies.”—Dani Rodrik, Harvard University<br /><br />