Table of Contents
Chapter One: The Perils of Growing Up in a High-Tech World
- The Impact of New Technologies
- The Death of Distance
-Technological Literacy and Millennials
- The Worsening Knowledge Crisis
Chapter Two: Jobs, Education and the Right Stuff
- What We Can Learn from Current Unemployment Data
- Preparing Our Youth for the Global Battle Ahead
- Finding and Retaining the Best Employees
Chapter Three: The Direction of Economic Growth
- New Innovative Drivers
- Consumer Confidence and Spending
- Government Dysfunction
- European and Emerging Markets
- Black Swans and Forecasting Limitations
Chapter Four: U.S. Production and Abundant Energy
- The Truth About American Manufacturing
-Backshoring and the Impact of Investing Abroad
- The Impact of the American Energy Revolution
Chapter Five: Globalization Is Like Fire
- The Benefits and Challenges of Global Economic Integration
- The Dangers of Closing Economies and What To Do
- The Middle East's Real Problem
- What We Can Learn from Demographic Trends
- Currency Assumptions Are No Longer Valid
Chapter Six: The North American Bloc
- The NAFTA Results Are In... Finally
- U.S.-Canadian Economic Integration
- The Direction of the U.S.-Mexican Partnership
Chapter Seven: The Future of a U.S.-China Dominated World
- China in Transition
- Stability Is Job One
- Is China an Innovator?
- Friends Can Achieve More than Adversaries
Chapter Eight: Strategies That Work
-Hidden Risks and International Strategies
- How to Boost Efficiencies and Prevent Supply Chain Disasters
- Financing Global Supply Chain Activities
- The Importance of Understanding Culture
Chapter Nine: America's Secret Sauce
- The Ingredients
- Policies That Work
- Too Big To Succeed
- Decisions We Must Make
Appendix: Ways To Stir the Secret Sauce
- How to Educate Policymakers
- How to Communicate the Message