A dominação monetária norte-americana. (Portuguese)

North American monetary domination. (English)

Globalization is portrayed as the Americanization of (or US hegemony over) the world economy. Sustaining this process is the supremacy of the US dollar in international monetary and financial transactions. Despite the fragility of the US economy, this supremacy is accepted because there has been no viable alternative. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A globalização se apresenta como uma americanização (ou hegemonia dos Estados Unidos) da economia mundial. Os meios que sustentam esse processo se relacionam à supremacia do dólar nas relações monetárias e financeiras internacionais. Esta supremacia é aceita devido à falta de alternativa viável, apesar das grandes fragilidades da economia dos Estados Unidos. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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