The Comeback How Innovation Will Restore the American Dream

by Shapiro, Gary; Cuban, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780825305627
• ISBN10: 0825305624
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-01-10
• Publisher: Beaufort Books

Summary

America seems to be on a downward slide. Our government spends too much; our economy creates too little; and we aren't preparing our children to compete in a global marketplace. Yet our politicians - Republican and Democrat alike - just don't get it. While once-great cities fall into decay, Washington thrives, living off the hard work and tax dollars of the private sector. It's time for an American comeback -- and it starts with innovation.Throughout its history, America's great innovators have been the drivers of our unsurpassed economic success. American innovation transformed a country of ragtag farmers into the epicenter of the world's technological progress. Innovation creates jobs, markets, and new industries where none existed before. Most importantly, innovation moves us forward as a nation, pushing us to succeed and strive for a better tomorrow. In short, innovation is the American Dream.In The Comeback, Gary Shapiro shows us how to return innovation to its rightful place at the center of America's economic policy. The Comeback is a new blueprint for America's success.

Author Biography

Gary Shapiro heads the Consumer Electronics Association, which owns the International CES, the world

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
America's Decline	p. 1
Why Innovation?	p. 17
Innovation: The Fuel of Economic Growth	p. 33
Entrepreneurial Innovation: The Jobs Engine	p. 41
Innovation Requires Immigration	p. 55
The U.S. Constitution and the Fire of Genius	p. 71
All the World's a Market: Innovation Requires Free Trade	p. 83
Innovation Requires Good Schools	p. 99
Innovation Requires Competitive Broadband	p. 107
Government Spending: Imperiling Innovation and More	p. 117
Government Spending: Modest Proposals to Restore Sanity	p. 129
Private Enterprise: Restoring Our Foundation for Growth	p. 143
Innovation Requires Support of U.S. Companies	p. 153
Innovation Requires a National Energy Policy	p. 165
An Innovation Lesson in Health Care	p. 171
Conclusion	p. 183
Acknowledgments	p. 195
Bibliography	p. 201
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