The Measure of a Nation: How to Regain America's Competitive Edge and Boost Our Global Standing
- ISBN-10
- 1616145692
- ISBN-13
- 9781616145699
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 269
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books
- Author
- Howard Steven Friedman
Description
Compares the United States with other affluent democracies in such areas as health, crime and violence, education, democracy, and equality, and suggests ways the country might improve its standing in these areas.
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