Download or read book The Myth of America's Decline written by Henry R. Nau and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1990 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenging the pessimists who focus only on the decline of American power, Nau argues that outcomes depend much more on how America defines its political identity or national purposes in the world community and what specific economic policies it chooses. In recent years, America has projected a more self-confident political identity, anchoring an unprecedented trend even in the former communist states toward freer political institutions; and future American economic choices, especially the need to reduce the budget deficit, still hold the key to preserving and enhancing what considerable power the United States retains.