The United States of America has dominated the world economy since the 1920s, and its decline has been predicted for even longer. Edward Luce’s new book, Time to Start Thinking, begins thus with the rather doubtful premise that nobody has bothered to consider why, precisely, America is apparently in decline. In actual fact, of course, there is a small cottage industry devoted to producing such theories. The title also reveals, accurately, that this is a statement of the problem rather than an attempt to suggest coherent solutions. Not that there’s anything wrong with that — but readers who’ve already been exposed to those arguments, be warned.

><table width='100%' border=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 18px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #0253B7;'>America's eternal 'decline'</td></tr><tr><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11px; '>Edward Luce rehearses the familiar story of the USA

America's eternal 'decline'

Edward Luce rehearses the familiar story of the USAs declining global economic power, but offers little that is new in terms of analysis

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