Building wealth : the new rules for individuals, companies, and nations in knowledge-based economy / Lester C. Thurow

By:

Thurow, Lester C

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 2000Description: xvi, 313 pISBN:

9780887309526
0887309518

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DDC classification:

LOC classification:

HC 110 T542b 2000

Contents:

pt. 1. Exploring a Knowledge-Based Economy. Ch. 1. The Economic Landscape. Ch. 2. The Glittering Eye at the Top of the Wealth Pyramid. Ch. 3. Finding (and Losing) the Treasures of the Wealth Pyramid -- pt. 2. The Archaeology of a Wealth Pyramid. Ch. 4. Social Organization. Ch. 5. Entrepreneurial Skills. Ch. 6. Creating Knowledge. Ch. 7. Skills. Ch. 8. Tools. Ch. 9. Natural and Environmental Resources -- pt. 3. Treasure Hunters within the Wealth Pyramid. Ch. 10. Marketable Wealth. Ch. 11. Missing Treasures -- pt. 4. The Builders. Ch. 12. Managing the Tensions of Wealth Creation. Ch. 13. Building a Wealth Pyramid. Epilogue -- A Salute to the Builders.

Summary: "As we stand on the brink of the new millennium, MIT economist Lester Thurow addresses the critical issue of wealth creation. The result is an essential road map for how individuals, companies, and nations can and must build wealth in a knowledge-based global economy." "In the final chapters, Professor Thurow turns his attention to the three current major economic sectors of the world: America, East Asia, and Europe. He provides a trenchant analysis of each as a significant competitor in the coming decades, and predicts the likely outcome of the complex forces that are presently shaping global society."--Jacket.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Ciencias Sociales	Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso)	HC 110 T542b 2000 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000130482

pt. 1. Exploring a Knowledge-Based Economy. Ch. 1. The Economic Landscape. Ch. 2. The Glittering Eye at the Top of the Wealth Pyramid. Ch. 3. Finding (and Losing) the Treasures of the Wealth Pyramid --
pt. 2. The Archaeology of a Wealth Pyramid. Ch. 4. Social Organization. Ch. 5. Entrepreneurial Skills. Ch. 6. Creating Knowledge. Ch. 7. Skills. Ch. 8. Tools. Ch. 9. Natural and Environmental Resources --
pt. 3. Treasure Hunters within the Wealth Pyramid. Ch. 10. Marketable Wealth. Ch. 11. Missing Treasures --
pt. 4. The Builders. Ch. 12. Managing the Tensions of Wealth Creation. Ch. 13. Building a Wealth Pyramid. Epilogue --
A Salute to the Builders.

"As we stand on the brink of the new millennium, MIT economist Lester Thurow addresses the critical issue of wealth creation. The result is an essential road map for how individuals, companies, and nations can and must build wealth in a knowledge-based global economy." "In the final chapters, Professor Thurow turns his attention to the three current major economic sectors of the world: America, East Asia, and Europe. He provides a trenchant analysis of each as a significant competitor in the coming decades, and predicts the likely outcome of the complex forces that are presently shaping global society."--Jacket.

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