The United States has a small deficit and rightly is concerned about it, but it's manageable by the standards of continental Europe and Japan. Some conclusions about work and commerce in our changing society. Work becomes an activity, not a place. There's also a profound need for skills. Middlemen are squeezed, and in many areas products just become commoditized.
Distance is no longer an issue.
They develop niche products or they brand. I think brand becomes more and more important over the next 50 years. You group lots of specialists together, and then you disappear. I think such project companies are going to become much more prevalent. Universities are learning to foster entrepreneurs.