Title: Good analysis of emerging global issues
Product review: Lester has done a good job of identifying the issues that face us both now and in the future, especially in the area of globalization and the global economy. Where his arguments break down are in the solutions. Lester tends to prescribe government intervention to resolve the issues, rather than letting the free market play a role in resolving the issues. My impression is that he believes that both the Europeans and the Japanese have superior systems, and that we should copy what they have been doing, which involves a lot of government money and buraucracy. The book is certainly good reading up to the last few chapters, when the government solutions start to creep in. Contrast Thurow to Peter Drucker, who depends more on better business practices to enable companies to compete globally
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