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The Resource The measure of a nation : how to regain America's competitive edge and boost our global standing, Howard Steven Friedman ; foreword by Stan Bernstein, (electronic resource)
The measure of a nation : how to regain America's competitive edge and boost our global standing, Howard Steven Friedman ; foreword by Stan Bernstein, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- America were a corporation, how would an independent analyst judge its ability to compete against other corporate giants' According to the author, that hypothetical analyst would label America a corporate dinosaur and recommend that the nation either change or face extinction. This book focuses on how to improve America by first comparing its performance with thirteen competitive industrial nations, then identifying the best practices found throughout the world that can be adopted here in the United States. The author lays out some disturbing facts about America's lack of competitiveness in five key areas: health, education, safety, equality, and even democracy. Taking the approach that "data doesn't lie," the author notes alarming statistics, for example: -Americans have the lowest life expectancy among all competitor nations.-Americans are at least two times more likely to be murdered and four times more likely to be incarcerated than any other competitor country, including Japan, France, and the United Kingdom.-America shows the sharpest disparity between rich and poor among all nations on its competitor list. Using charts that clearly illustrate the unbiased, party-neutral data, the author uncovers the major problem areas that the nation must address to become a leader again. Homing in on best practices from other countries than can be adapted to the United States, the author plots a course to transform America from a corporate behemoth burdened by internal issues and poor performance to a thriving business with an exciting portfolio of solutions
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
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- Introduction : competitive intelligence for America
- Health : the nation's heartbeat
- Locking our doors : safety at home
- The right to the three Rs : education
- We. the people : democracy
- Equality : a balancing act
- What the data have shown us
- Isbn
- 9781616145705
- Label
- The measure of a nation : how to regain America's competitive edge and boost our global standing
- Title
- The measure of a nation
- Title remainder
- how to regain America's competitive edge and boost our global standing
- Statement of responsibility
- Howard Steven Friedman ; foreword by Stan Bernstein
- Subject
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- Electronic books
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government | General
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government | National
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy | General
- Competition -- United States
- United States -- Economic policy -- 21st century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century
- United States -- Social policy -- 21st century
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- America were a corporation, how would an independent analyst judge its ability to compete against other corporate giants' According to the author, that hypothetical analyst would label America a corporate dinosaur and recommend that the nation either change or face extinction. This book focuses on how to improve America by first comparing its performance with thirteen competitive industrial nations, then identifying the best practices found throughout the world that can be adopted here in the United States. The author lays out some disturbing facts about America's lack of competitiveness in five key areas: health, education, safety, equality, and even democracy. Taking the approach that "data doesn't lie," the author notes alarming statistics, for example: -Americans have the lowest life expectancy among all competitor nations.-Americans are at least two times more likely to be murdered and four times more likely to be incarcerated than any other competitor country, including Japan, France, and the United Kingdom.-America shows the sharpest disparity between rich and poor among all nations on its competitor list. Using charts that clearly illustrate the unbiased, party-neutral data, the author uncovers the major problem areas that the nation must address to become a leader again. Homing in on best practices from other countries than can be adapted to the United States, the author plots a course to transform America from a corporate behemoth burdened by internal issues and poor performance to a thriving business with an exciting portfolio of solutions
- Cataloging source
- TEFOD
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1972-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Friedman, Howard Steven
- Dewey number
- 320.60973
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HC106.84
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Competition
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Label
- The measure of a nation : how to regain America's competitive edge and boost our global standing, Howard Steven Friedman ; foreword by Stan Bernstein, (electronic resource)
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- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction : competitive intelligence for America -- Health : the nation's heartbeat -- Locking our doors : safety at home -- The right to the three Rs : education -- We. the people : democracy -- Equality : a balancing act -- What the data have shown us
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781616145705
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 067fc0fa-2ae6-4f33-bee3-9236519621c6
- Publisher number
- EB00183773
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)840510976
- Label
- The measure of a nation : how to regain America's competitive edge and boost our global standing, Howard Steven Friedman ; foreword by Stan Bernstein, (electronic resource)
- Link
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction : competitive intelligence for America -- Health : the nation's heartbeat -- Locking our doors : safety at home -- The right to the three Rs : education -- We. the people : democracy -- Equality : a balancing act -- What the data have shown us
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781616145705
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 067fc0fa-2ae6-4f33-bee3-9236519621c6
- Publisher number
- EB00183773
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)840510976
Subject
- Electronic books
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government | General
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government | National
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy | General
- Competition -- United States
- United States -- Economic policy -- 21st century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century
- United States -- Social policy -- 21st century
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference
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