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Unleashing the Second American Century
Joel Kurtzman
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Description for Unleashing the Second American Century
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, charts and graphs. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCJ; KCP; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 528.
Political gridlock in Washington... the lingering effects of the financial crisis... structural problems such as unemployment and the skills gap of our work force... the mediocre K-12 educational system. Are our best days behind us? Joel Kurtzman persuasively shows why all the talk about America's decline is not only baseless but dead wrong. Our best days, are, in fact, ahead of us.Four transformational forces,unrivaled manufacturing depth, soaring levels of creativity, massive new energy sources, and gigantic amounts of capital waiting to be invested,have been gathering steam. When combined they will provide the foundation for a much stronger economy, robust growth, ... Read more
Political gridlock in Washington... the lingering effects of the financial crisis... structural problems such as unemployment and the skills gap of our work force... the mediocre K-12 educational system. Are our best days behind us? Joel Kurtzman persuasively shows why all the talk about America's decline is not only baseless but dead wrong. Our best days, are, in fact, ahead of us.Four transformational forces,unrivaled manufacturing depth, soaring levels of creativity, massive new energy sources, and gigantic amounts of capital waiting to be invested,have been gathering steam. When combined they will provide the foundation for a much stronger economy, robust growth, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781610393096
SKU
V9781610393096
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99-15
About Joel Kurtzman
Joel Kurtzman is senior fellow at the Milken Institute, a member of the editorial board of MIT Sloan Management Review, and a senior fellow at the Wharton School's SEI centre for Advanced Studies in Management. Earlier in his career, Kurtzman was the editor-in-chief of Harvard Business Review, founding editor-in-chief of Strategy + Business magazine, and global partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Follow ... Read more
Reviews for Unleashing the Second American Century
"[Kurtzman] offers an upbeat, mouthwatering forecast...[his] overall thesis is certainly plausible and makes for an intriguing and at times very informative read."
Wall Street Journal "If you want to feel good about America's future, read Kurtzman."
Financial Times "Fasten your seat belts. If Kurtzman...is right, the American economy is fueled for an unprecedented takeoff into a new era of economic growth...[Unleashing ... Read more
Wall Street Journal "If you want to feel good about America's future, read Kurtzman."
Financial Times "Fasten your seat belts. If Kurtzman...is right, the American economy is fueled for an unprecedented takeoff into a new era of economic growth...[Unleashing ... Read more