Winner Take All: How Competitiveness Shapes the Fate of Nations
BusinessWeek“In his important, well-argued new book,Winner Take All: How Competitiveness Shapes the Fate of Nations, longtime Silicon Valley executive Richard J. Elkus Jr. demonstrates how, through complacent government and misguided business practices, the U.S. has surrendered its lead in one key market or technology after another, from cameras and video displays to HDTV. As a result, he says, the country has lost its competitive edge – and it will take a new mindset and gutsy investment to get it back…The next President must envision a better future and inspire the nation to make the sacrifices and investments to achieve it. Elkus’ book provides a blueprint for getting started.”