Measure of a Nation: How to Regain America's Competitive Edge and Boost Our Global Standing by Howard Steven Friedman
Measure of a Nation: How to Regain America's Competitive Edge and Boost Our Global Standing Howard Steven Friedman
Page: 320
ISBN: 9781616145699
Publisher: Prometheus Books
If America were a corporation, how would an independent analyst judge its ability to compete against other corporate giants? According to UN statistician Howard Steven Friedman, that hypothetical analyst would label America a corporate dinosaur and recommend that the nation either change or face extinction.
This book focuses on how to improve America by first comparing its performance with thirteen competitive industrial nations, then identifying the best practices found throughout the world that can be adopted here in the United States. Friedman lays out some disturbing facts about America's lack of competitiveness in five key areas: health, education, safety, equality, and even democracy. Taking the approach that "data doesn't lie," Friedman notes alarming statistics, for example:
Americans have the lowest life expectancy among all competitor nations.
Americans are at least two times more likely to be murdered and four times more likely to be incarcerated than any other competitor country, including Japan, France, and the United Kingdom.
America shows the sharpest disparity between rich and poor among all nations on its competitor list.
Using charts that clearly illustrate the unbiased, party-neutral data, Friedman uncovers the major problem areas that the nation must address to become a leader again. Homing in on best practices from other countries than can be adapted to the United States, Friedman plots a course to transform America from a corporate behemoth burdened by internal issues and poor performance to a thriving business with an exciting portfolio of solutions.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
"A thorough assessment of how the United States stacks up in comparison with other affluent democracies, The Measure of a Nation provides a sober picture of today and a wealth of evidence and ideas to contribute to a brighter tomorrow. Studying the successes, as well as the failures, of America's 'peer nations' can give us fresh ideas for the social and economic challenges of the 21st century." —Sarah Burd-Sharps, coauthor, The Measure of America series, co-director of American Human Development Project
"Friedman presents a thorough, unbiased analysis of how America compares with the rest of the developed world in health, safety, education, democracy, and other quality-of-life indicators. It's a must-read for anyone interested in seeing their country achieve greatness." —Steven Hill, author, Europe's Promise: Why the European Way Is the Best Way in an Insecure Age and 10 Steps to Repair American Democracy
"Howard Friedman comes neither to praise nor bury America, only to find room for improvement. If businesses can scan the competition for best practice, he suggests, why not countries? By comparing the USA against the rest of the world, he has written a thinking man's Spirit Level, which will stimulate and surprise readers on both sides of the pond." —Christopher Snowden, author of The Spirit Level Delusion
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