WHERE WE STAND CAN AMERICA MAKE IT IN THE GLOBAL RACE FOR WEALTHPDF电子书下载
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2222
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347 页
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PREFACE: Whose century is it, anyway? 2
The Wealthiest 9
CHAPTER 1: Where has the affluent society gone? 10
Members of the country club 11
Who gets the bigger paycheck? 12
What price glory? 14
Do you own your own home (Is that the real test?) 16
Who's worth the most? 18
Who owes the most? 19
Who pays the most taxes? 20
Where are the filthy rich? 22
Who's been left behind? 23
CHAPTER 2: The balance sheet 24
The big macro 25
Hey, big spender 26
How bad is our debt, really? 28
A precarious balancing act 30
Panic in the streets! Inflation 31
Big business 32
The market 34
Credit report 35
The winner 36
The Smartest 39
CHAPTER 1: The best schools 40
Can you buy quality? 41
Where does it all go? 42
What are you getting? 44
Who studies hardest? 48
What the tests show 50
How much is enough? 52
Who's been left behind? 53
CHAPTER 2: Stepping into the knowledge society 54
Brainpower 55
Inventing the new world 56
Computers 58
Telecommunication 62
CHAPTER 3: Culture-high and low 66
Audiovisual imperialism 67
The word 72
Arts for art's sake 74
The Winner 76
The Healthiest 79
CHAPTER 1: What kills you? 80
What are your chances? 81
The heart of the matter 84
The geography of cancer 86
AIDS toll 88
Final exit 92
Who's wasted? 96
Who's smoking? 98
Who's drinking? 100
What's cooking? 102
Killer skyline 108
CHAPTER 2: What health-care system works? 110
Rating the system 111
Who lives? 112
Who dies? 114
Who will take care of you? 118
How much does your care cost? 126
The druggiest 130
The cutting edge 132
Screwups 134
And who pays? 136
The Winner 138
The Busiest 141
CHAPTER 1: Is labor working? 142
Making it! 143
The faithful and diligent 146
The suits 148
The old blue collar 152
The new blue collar 154
And who's still down on the farm? 156
On the job or on the dole 158
Malcontents 161
CHAPTER 2: The universal office 162
Why they call it "travail" 163
Office tech 166
Office politics 168
The Freest 173
CHAPTER 1: The political life 174
By the people 175
Who's in charge? 180
Monarchs, dictators, and scandals 184
How the center holds 186
Parliaments of whores? 188
What makes Johnny run? 194
Permanent government 196
Order or Disorder 198
CHAPTER 2: Freedom's just another word 202
Rights 203
Religion 204
Ethnicity 210
Sexual equality 212
CHAPTER 3: Defense-safe or sorry? 216
What has it cost? 217
Body count 218
Engagements 220
Nukes 221
Arms sales 222
Other methods 223
The Winner 224
The Best Lovers 227
CHAPTER 1: Who lives with whom? 228
Between marriage and divorce 229
Going it alone 234
The family 236
CHAPTER 2: Sex who does what to whom? 242
Preferences and proclivities 243
Safe sex 248
Teens-who's just saying no? 250
CHAPTER 3: The fetal position 256
The contraceptive societies 257
Birthing 260
Flashpoint: abortion 264
The Best Home 269
CHAPTER 1: Clean space 270
City life 271
Getting there 274
The countryside 276
Eco-crisis 278
The pollution machine 283
What's being done? 286
CHAPTER 2: Safe streets 288
Police blotter 289
Criminal element 292
Police 293
Guns 294
Drugs 295
Punishment 296
CHAPTER 3: The pursuit of happiness 298
Free time 299
Time off 301
Travel 302
Sports 303
The winner 304
SOURCES 308
GLOSSARY & ABBREVIATIONS 316
INDEX 318
