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Strategies for prospering in a knowledge economy.
If you're looking to understand the ins and outs of wealth generation in today's fast-paced, intellect-driven market, this book might be your compass. It's for someone who appreciates a blend of economics, technology, and practical advice. From personal finance to global economic strategies, it could be a game-changer for your financial literacy.
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ISBN: 9780887309519
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Lester Carl Thurow
Publisher: Harper Business
Date of Publication: 1999-06-09
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 3.63
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MIT economist, Lester C. Thurow's fascinating look at who will win – and why. The rise of knowledge-based industries – microelectronics, biotechnology, telecommunications, robotics, and computers – has improved the lives of millions and brought great riches to individuals, companies, and nations. Yet amidst the new prosperity, there is great anxiety. In "Building Wealth: The New Rules for Individuals, Companies, and Nations in a Knowledge-Based Economy," MIT economist and bestselling author Lester C. Thurow provides thorough explanations of the causes of the current anxieties and offers solid economic solutions for the future. Focusing on the critical issue of wealth creation, he shows that great wealth is built from economic disequilibrium and that society itself is being reorganized by the changes wrought by the knowledge economy. While the new technologies allow costs to fall faster than prices, creating a new class of billionaires, these great profits undermine the traditional economic stability of the majority – the upper-middle and lower-middle classes. Radical technological advances leading to the development of entirely new industries (like biotechnology) and the transformation of old ones (retailing and banking, for example), the blurring of national borders, and the globalization of companies have all played a role in the creation of this economic disequilibrium and in the rise of national, corporate, and personal anxieties. Addressing the vital question of "how individuals,
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Strategies for prospering in a knowledge economy.
If you're looking to understand the ins and outs of wealth generation in today's fast-paced, intellect-driven market, this book might be your compass. It's for someone who appreciates a blend of economics, technology, and practical advice. From personal finance to global economic strategies, it could be a game-changer for your financial literacy.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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