Why the West is Failing - Failed Economics and the Rise of the East (Mills J)(Paperback / softback) - diskuze

Low growth has become the economic default in the West. While China and other Asian Tigers continue to steam ahead, western commentators either argue that stagnation is inevitable, ignore growth to focus on other factors such as inflation or inequality, or disclaim growth altogether. In this iconoclastic book, veteran businessman and economist John Mills strongly refutes these assumptions. He argues that the anaemic performance of western economies since the 1970s is due to the dominance of a policy framework which has fatally ignored the importance of industrial competitiveness. He shows that the key to driving up productivity - and thereby growth - is to promote a revival of manufacturing through investment and a competitive exchange rate policy. This will not only produce the extra resources we need to tackle climate change, but reduce the risk of western politics
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