Tag Archives: post-industrialism

China in My Life — A Personal Journey: The 1970s

What were the 1970s like in China, when even mainstream Western politicians came to call on Mao in Beijing?

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The Low-wage, Low-education U.S. Future?

Will the U.S. economy become dominated by retail, leisure and education/health services?

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Education for Collaboration and Creativity

Did the industrial era prepare us badly for the 21st century collaborative economy?

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U.S. Dollar Decline as a National Strategy?

Is relying on a weak dollar really a promising economic strategy? Why would it not work as advertised?

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LVMH’s Bernard Arnault on “Reverse Globalization”

How has globalization affected how Europe’s richest man does business?

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Rethinking Western Capitalism

How does the financial crisis reveal problems — but also create the political space to solve them?

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The United States’ Identity Crisis

Why does the United States stand at a crossroads in its effort to redefine its position in the international marketplace?

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Protectionism — The Dog That Didn’t Bark

Why have U.S. policymakers not looked at protectionism as an option to recover jobs after the crisis?

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General Motors on the Skids

What are the root causes of the troubles of this venerable American icon?

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Retooling Detroit: Fixing a Failure of Finance or Imagination?

How can the U.S. auto industry remake itself?

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