Includes index.
the tyranny of numbers
A new era
Entitlements
Foreign policy limits
Chapter two the novelty of scarcity
The arc of American foreign policy
The limits of American decline
The world's government
Chapter three adaptation to scarcity
The seat belt effect
The end of intervention
The limits of cooperation
Chapter four the return of great-power politics?
The global security order
China
Russia
Chapter five the heart of geopolitics
The Middle East
Oil
The new containment.
The frugal superpower : America's global leadership in a cash-strapped era by Michael Mandelbaum. ISBN 9781586489175. Published by PublicAffairs in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.