TY - BOOK AU - Thurow, Lester C TI - Building wealth: the new rules for individuals, companies, and nations in a knowledge-based economy SN - 978-0887309518 PY - 1999/// CY - New York PB - Harper Collins KW - Economics KW - Saving and investment KW - Knowledge management -- United States KW - Wealth -- United States N1 - $27.50 N2 - "As we stand on the brink of the new millennium, MIT economist Lester Thurow addresses the critical issue of wealth creation. The result is an essential road map for how individuals, companies, and nations can and must build wealth in a knowledge-based global economy." "In the final chapters, Professor Thurow turns his attention to the three current major economic sectors of the world: America, East Asia, and Europe. He provides a trenchant analysis of each as a significant competitor in the coming decades, and predicts the likely outcome of the complex forces that are presently shaping global society."- ER -