That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back
- ISBN-10
- 0374288909
- ISBN-13
- 9780374288907
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 380
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-09-05
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Authors
- Michael Mandelbaum, Thomas L. Friedman
Description
Makes recommendations for meeting four major challenges currently facing the United States, including globalization, the information technology revolution, chronic deficits, and unbalanced energy consumption.
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