Part One : Scarcity and history -- Wimbledon, the Olympics of scarcity -- The secrets of Western success -- Part Two : Broken economic barometers -- The pleasures and perils of trade -- International roulette : Anarchy in capital markets -- Price stability brings economic instability -- Part Three : The return of political economy : Haves and have-nots -- Who controls what? The rise of state capitalism -- Running out of workers -- Part Four : Great power games : Indulging the US no more -- Coping with the West's diminished status -- Conclusion

1. Western countries -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
2. Western countries -- Economic policy
3. Developing countries -- Economic policy