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OverviewHow can we explain the persistent worsening of the income distribution in the United States in the 1980s and 1990s? What are the prospects for the re-emergence of sustainable prosperity in the US economy over the next generation? Situating these questions within a wider context through historical analysis and comparisons with Germany and Japan, this book focuses on the microeconomics of corporate investment behaviour, and the macroeconomics of household saving behaviour. Specifically, the contributors analyze how the combined pressures of excessive corporate growth, international competition, and intergenerational dependence have influenced corporate investment since the 1980s. They also offer a perspective on how corporate investment in skill bases can support sustainable prosperity, with studies drawn from the machine tool, aircraft engine, and medical equipment industries. Full Product DetailsAuthor: William Lazonick (Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell and Director, the UMass Lowell Center for Industrial Competitiveness Barnard College, New York Barnard College, New York) , Mary O'SullivanPublisher: Palgrave MacMillan Imprint: Palgrave MacMillan ISBN: 9786610564880ISBN 10: 6610564884 Publication Date: 14 November 2001 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Electronic book text Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock ![]() The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |