{"product_id":"america-and-its-rivals-a-comparison-among-the-nations-of-china-russia-and-the-united-states-9781598889987","title":"America and Its Rivals: A Comparison Among the Nations of China, Russia, and the United States","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michael D. Dulberger\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bernan Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bernan Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Statistics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does the United States compare when objectively measured shoulder-to-shoulder against the world's two most influential autocracies? This full-color book provides a solid foundation to enable the reader to create informed opinions about China, Russia, and the United States through comparative examination of their global status and the quality of their peoples' lives. Data resources--created by many respected organizations including the World Bank, the United Nations, the Center for Disease Control (CDC), and Freedom House, to name a few--have been mined to provide direct comparisons between many key characteristics including health, wealth, poverty, education, employment, crime, imprisonments, freedoms, happiness, natural resources, infrastructure, debt, taxes, trade, military assets, and nuclear warheads. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is the author's mission to present meaningful data--all with attributed sources--in an inviting, graphic format to convey much more information than would be possible in tabular form. By directly displaying data the usual biases and filters are bypassed enhancing your ability to draw your own conclusions. This visual approach very effectively reveals trends and makes differences between nations and their people self-evident. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the United States (2016): \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e64,100 people died of drug overdose and 2.2 million people were in prisons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe top twenty percent of households received 51.5 percent of all income\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.2 trillion dollars were added to debt and 241 billion was paid in interest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeigners held one-third of federal debt including 1.1 trillion by China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn comparison with the United States Russia had: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.5 years lower life expectancy for males born in 2016 (only 65.0 years)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouble the homicide rate and 40 percent higher suicide rate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e60 percent higher alcohol consumption per capita\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn economy one-fifth as large, measured by GDP in international dollars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEquivalent number of nuclear warheads (approximately 7,000)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouble the crude oil reserves and five times the natural gas reserves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepressive government--rated within the worst 10 percent by Freedom House\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14 times as many residents (67,000) seeking asylum \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn comparison with the United States China had: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn economy 15 percent larger, measured by GDP in international dollars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree times as many patent applications filed by residents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne-fifth the homicide rate and one-half the poverty rate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e58 percent more outbound international tourists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e61 points higher scores in mathematics literacy for students aged 15 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouble the total carbon dioxide emissions \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepressive government--rated within the worst 10 percent by Freedom House\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e44 times as many residents (212,000) seeking asylum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bernan Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45036378554519,"sku":"9781598889987","price":12179.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781598889987.webp?v=1769213210","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/america-and-its-rivals-a-comparison-among-the-nations-of-china-russia-and-the-united-states-9781598889987","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}