Is China the New Idol for Emerging Economies?

International economist and author of NY Times bestsellers "Winner Take All," "Dead Aid" and "How the West Was Lost," named by @Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world -- Dr. Dambisa Moyo gives powerful talk for TED that:

makes the case that the west can't afford to rest on its laurels and imagine others will blindly follow. Instead, a different model, embodied by China, is increasingly appealing. A call for open-minded political and economic cooperation in the name of transforming the world. 

Growth in Emerging Economies is Part of the Solution to America's Economic Woes

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In the Peterson Institute's newest book, Rising Tide: Is Growth in Emerging Economies Good for the United States?, Lawrence Edwards and Robert Lawrence conclude that rapid growth in emerging economies is part of the solution to America's economic problems rather than their source.

Read the news release here.  Excepts from the book for preview purposes only are available here.

Sample preview here:  Introduction [pdf]