authors argue that the margin of the U.S. technology lead has been narrowing since the 1960s, caused in part by the rise of … technology. They show how changes in technical competitiveness have created new sources of economic conflict between nations …Technology now spreads quickly, reducing the time it used to take for competitors to catch up. The authors explain that …

ensure that this wave of generosity yields lasting and widespread improvements to the lives and prospects of the world … ensure that this wave of generosity yields lasting and widespread improvements to the lives and prospects of the world …