A well-known economist presents a lucid exploration of current global economics, explaining the basic adjustments that the future will demand and the traits necessary for prosperity, and offering his thesis of "communal building," an essential ingredient for survival. Tour.
Lester C. Thurow is the Lemelson Professor of Management and Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he has taught since 1968. From 1987 through 1993 he was dean of MIT's Sloan School of Management. His previous books include the New York Times bestsellers The Zero-Sum Society and The Future of Capitalism.