Vol. 1 / Kirichenko E.V., ed. – Moscow, IMEMO, 2016. – 240 p.
ISBN 978-5-9535-0490-4

In the first volume, the authors focus their attention on the major problems that define the US position in the world economy. The factors of the American economic leadership, possibilities and limits of its realization under the conditions of rapidly changing world and the challenges of the second decade of the 21st century are analyzed. The dominating force of American social and economic development is its reliance on the human potential and its ability to dynamically generate innovations. These issues are treated with special awareness. The role of corporate sector in maintaining the US economic leadership is studied. Monetary policy of the Federal Reserve System, financial regulatory reform, immigration and immigration policy, and evolution of energy policy are also objects of research. The book is designed for political and scientific communities’ members, but also for the public at large.