Head to Head: The Coming Economic Battle
MIT Professor Lester Thurow talked about the predominance of the European and Japanese economies in the next century. He spoke to the psychological ramification for America upon realizing it…
1,185 viewsMIT Professor Lester Thurow talked about the predominance of the European and Japanese economies in the next century. He spoke to the psychological ramification for America upon realizing it…
1,185 viewsDr. Thurow spoke about his recent book, The Future of Capitalism. He argued that fundamental forces are changing the nature of the capitalistic economy of the U.S. The fall of communism resu…
622 viewsAuthor Lester Thurow discussed his new book on globalization, as well as commenting on U.S. economic policy. He is the author of Fortune Favors the Bold: What We Must Do to Build a New and …
215 viewsParticipants talked about local responses to terrorist threats and attacks. Among the issues they addressed were funding local response efforts, coordinating resources and information, and l…
34 viewsCommission members heard testimony about the causes of the U.S. trade deficit. Witnesses stated that the causes of the deficit are both structural and cyclical, that it fluctuates due to tra…
189 viewsWitnesses testified about Internet technologies and how the Internet has changed business practices in the U.S. and around the world. Among the issues discussed were Internet security, the p…
353 viewsMr. Thurow talked about U.S. and global economic trends and took audience calls, faxes and electronic mail.
50 viewsDr. Lester Thurow talked about the future of capitalism and his assertion that we live in a world of “more profound” change called “punctuated equilibrium.” He outlined five structural tran…
107 viewsPanelists, including Professor Lester Thurow of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discussed the condition of the labor markets in the U.S., and why workers have not benefitted more…
61 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…
182 viewsEconomist Lester Thurow spoke about the rapidly changing global economy. He proposed these changes are the result of the end of communism, the absence of a dominant military and economic w…
56 viewsMIT professor Lester Thurow spoke about the growth of high wages through natural resources in the U.S., and the effect this had, and still has, on global economic structure. In addition, he …
43 viewsThe Senate Commerce heard testimony from U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor and a panel of economic analysts on the North American Free Trade Agreement.
102 viewsEconomic analysts spoke in a forum during a symposium entitled, “Towards a New Trade Consensus,” on U.S. trade and the completion of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. The panelists…
110 viewsMassachusetts Institute of Technology Economist Lester Thurow addressed a luncheon of the National Press Club on the coming revolution in the capitalist world. Citing the changes in economic…
343 viewsMr. Thurow and Mr. Marshall addressed an audience of prominent Democrats at the annual Democratic Issues Conference in Piney Point, Maryland, sponsored by the House Democratic Caucus. The is…
60 viewsPanelists discussed the lack of investment in the economy. Dr. Lester Thurow addressed the Economic Policy Institute on “Investing in America’s Future: The Neglected Domestic Agenda.”
146 viewsThurow assesses the state of the U.S. economy and its competitive position and provides his prescription for change.
49 viewsEconomist Lester Thurow, Dean of the Sloan School of Management at MIT, talked about America’s changing position in the world’s economy. He spoke at Middlesex Community College in Burlington…
114 viewsLester Thurow at John Hopkins University talked about the national debt and solutions to lower it. He then answered audience questions after his speech.
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