Today it is a new ballgame. America still claims to be the world leader. It has Silicon Valley. But it has not built the infrastructure for the Knowledge Society that Europe has. And America appears to be hastening its decline by wasting resources on various foreign and domestic follies.
Today Paris and France seem to be pulling ahead in the 21st century.
France is the world’s fifth largest economy. Paris is home to more Fortune Global 500 companies than New York. More than any other city other than Tokyo. At home, I only have to walk 20 feet, to my garbage can, to come in contact with a French company. (to be continued)
Photo: Julie in Paris
You have argued that the manufacturing economy, at least as it has been for a long time, is no longer right for America. Here is a fellow who makes an alternate point, at least for certain industries, that you might be interested in.
http://rwer.wordpress.com/2011/05/31/the-american-manufacturing-crisis-and-why-it-matters/
Out of curiosity, can this tie in with your primary wealth-creating job group of the problem solvers?
Posted by: D. P. Lubic | June 01, 2011 at 01:50 AM