The conventional wisdom is that the surge in productivity growth which has surged in the United States over the past 15 years has been attributed almost wholly to advances in the production and use of information technology. While this is certainly evident from the statistics, a driving force...

Imagine this: a mere century ago, the purchasing power of an average American was one-tenth of what it is today. But what will it take to sustain that growth through the next century? And what can be said about economic growth to aspiring nations seeking higher standards of living for their...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- 1 ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND GROWTH: A MISSING PIECE OF THE PUZZLE -- 2 WHY ECONOMIC GROWTH MATTERS -- 3 WHAT DRIVES ECONOMIC GROWTH? -- 4 CAPITALISM: THE DIFFERENT TYPES AND THEIR IMPACTS ON GROWTH -- 5 GROWTH AT THE CUTTING EDGE -- 6 UNLEASHING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN...

In the wake of the Great Recession and America's listless recovery from it, economists, policymakers, and media pundits have argued at length about what has gone wrong with the American capitalist system. Even so, few constructive remedies have emerged. This welcome book cuts through the chatter...

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Toward Better Capitalism -- 2 Toward a New Understanding of the Economy: An Entrepreneurial Synthesis -- 3 Toward a More Entrepreneurial Economy -- 4 Unleashing America's Academic Entrepreneurs -- 5 Importing Entrepreneurs -- 6 Improving Entrepreneurial Finance...