Failure to adjust: how Americans got left behind in the global economy 9781442272606, 9781442272613, 1453488804, 1442272600, 9781538104798, 1538104792

The end of the world's greatest autarky -- Confronting the competition: the limitations of trade policy -- Confront

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Failure to adjust: how Americans got left behind in the global economy
 9781442272606, 9781442272613, 1453488804, 1442272600, 9781538104798, 1538104792

Table of contents :
The end of the world's greatest autarky --
Confronting the competition: the limitations of trade policy --
Confronting the competition: how a strong dollar has hurt --
Investment: the winners and the losers from offshoring --
Helping the losers: the tragedy of trade adjustment assistance --
Tiger moms and failing schools : the competitive challenge at home --
How to think about economic competitiveness --
A strategy for competing in a globalized world.

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