Dance of the Trillions

David Lubin is an associate fellow in global economy and finance at Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, and head of emerging markets economics at Citi.

This brilliant, well-written book shows how the destinies of developing countries have been shaped by the capricious flows of trillions of U.S. dollars in international capital. When the funds gushed in, many emerging markets flourished, but were just as quickly left stricken when the tides of international capital deserted them. Now, China's rising influence is fundamentally re-plumbing the whole system of global liquidity flows—with huge implications for the future of finance, especially in the developing world."- James Kynge, emerging markets editor, Financial Times and author of China Shakes the World;"Dance of the Trillions is an insightful and beautifully written panoramic narrative of international finance in the last hundred years. It describes vividly how international capital flows have played a major role in shaping the fortunes of developing countries. The over-optimistic financing booms, followed by the sudden capital flights have been a common theme in international markets from Latin America to Asia. The rise of China, affirming the primacy of states over markets, is upsetting the current order and transforming the very structure of the international financial system. A brilliant book!"- Hélène Rey, Lord Bagri Professor of Economics, London Business School

• ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: What's Past is Prologue1. Enter Finance: The 1970s2. Exit Finance: Two Decades of Crisis3. Explaining Emerging Markets4. Thank You, China!5. Toward a Beijing ConsensusNotesIndex