The Chosen Wars

by Steven R Weisman

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  About the Author

  STEVEN R. WEISMAN, vice president for publications and communications at the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE), previously served as a correspondent based in Washington, D.C.; New Delhi; and Tokyo for The New York Times. He was also an editor and editorial writer at that paper. His book The Great Tax Wars received the Sidney Hillman Award in 2003.

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