The work of nations : preparing ourselves for 21st-century capitalism

THE FAMILIAR picture of a national economy whose members succeed or fail together would have appeared novel to someone living as recently as the seventeenth century-even in Europe, where the idea of the nation-state had developed furthest. An analysis of what nations must do if their citizens are to flourish in the world economy of the future. The author envisions that as we prepare for the 21st century, it is the skills and capacities of people which are primary assets, and this must become the focus of attention. An analysis of what nations must do if their citizens are to flourish in the twenty-first century