Ma il vero primato americano - quel primato che può consentire agli Usa di conservare la leadership planetaria - è, ovviamente, quello militare [SGA].
Daniel Gross: Better, stronger, faster. The Myth of American Decline . . . and the Rise of a New Economy, Free Press
Financial meltdown, a deep recession, and political polarization—combined with strong growth outside the
United States—have led to a global bubble of pessimism surrounding
America’s economic prospects. Bloated with debt, and outpaced by China
and other emerging markets, the United States has been left for dead as
an economic force. But in this time of grim predictions, Daniel Gross,
Yahoo! financial columnist and author of Dumb Money, offers a
refreshingly optimistic take on our nation’s economic prospects,
examining the positive trends that point to a better, stronger future.
Widely respected for his Newsweek and Slate coverage
of the crash and the recovery, Daniel Gross shows that much of the talk
about decline is misplaced. In the wake of the crash, rather than
accept the inevitability of a Japan-style lost decade, America’s
businesses and institutions tapped into the very strengths that built
the nation’s economy into a global powerhouse in the first place: speed,
ingenuity, adaptability, pragmatism, entrepreneurship, and, most
significant, an ability to engage with the world. As the United States
wallowed in self-pity, the world continued to see promise in what
America has to offer—buying exports, investing in the United States, and
adopting American companies and business models as their own. Global
growth, it turns out, is not a zero-sum game.
Better, Stronger, Faster is
an account of the remarkable reconstruction and reorientation that
started in March 2009, a period that Gross compares to March 1933—as
both marked the start of unexpected recoveries. As the U.S. public
sector undertook aggressive fiscal and monetary actions, the private
sector sprang into action. Companies large and small restructured,
tapped into long-dormant internal resources, and invested for growth, at
home and abroad. Between 2009 and 2011, as Europe struggled with a
cascade of crises, the U.S. got back on its feet—and began to run.
Through
stories of innovative solutions devised by policy makers, businesses,
investors, and consumers, Gross explains how America has the potential
to emerge from this period, not as the unrivaled ruler of the global
economy but as a healthier leader and an enabler of sustainable growth.
Migliore, più forte e più veloce: un saggio ribalta la sfiducia diffusa (ma infondata) sul futuro della Superpotenza, più in forma degli alleati occidentali ma anche vincente nei confronti di Cina, India e Brasile
GIANNI RIOTTA La Stampa 17/05/2012
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