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    The Work of Nations

    Preparing Ourselves for 21st Century Capitalis

    Author Robert B. Reich
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    Knopf | Vintage
    On sale Feb 04, 1992 | 352 Pages | 9780679736158
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    There is no longer such a thing as an American economy, says Robert Reich at the beginning of this brilliant book. What does it mean to be a nation when money, goods, and services know no borders? What skills will be the most valuable in the coming century? And how can our country best ensure that all its citizens have a share of the new global economy? Reich defines these challenges in this trail-blazing book.

    "An elegant and penetrating analysis of the forces that are leading to the globalization of the international system and to the growing anachronism of thinking solely in 'national' terms. More importantly, [Reich] compels us to think about the disturbing potential consequences of these trends, as well as ways to be better prepared to meet them."—Paul Kennedy, author of The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers

    "A startling and brilliant study."—Irving Howe
    © Perian Flaherty
    ROBERT B. REICH is Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He has served in three presidential administrations, Republican and Democrat, as Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton, and has written eighteen books, including The Work of Nations (translated into twenty-two languages) and the bestsellers The System, The Common Good, Saving Capitalism, and Locked in the Cabinet. His articles have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. He is a columnist for Newsweek and The Guardian, and writes a daily newsletter at https://robertreich.substack.com/. He is co-creator of the award-winning film Inequality for All and the Netflix original Saving Capitalism, and co-founder of Inequality Media. He lives in Berkeley. View titles by Robert B. Reich
    "Original and important... Robert B. Reich offers a fresh analysis of America's present economic and social prospects."- The New York Times

    "The World of Nations     will be—and should be—widely read and debated."- Wall Street Journal

    "Robert Reich is one of the country's most innovative and interesting political economists.... Very few readers will walk away [from this book] without learning to think about the world in a new and clearer way."- Los Angeles Times

    "A rarity...a work of economic theory that a layman can read with pleasure and intellectual profit."- The New Yorker

    "Reich covers a remarkable range of material with facility and intelligence."- Washington Post Book World 

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    There is no longer such a thing as an American economy, says Robert Reich at the beginning of this brilliant book. What does it mean to be a nation when money, goods, and services know no borders? What skills will be the most valuable in the coming century? And how can our country best ensure that all its citizens have a share of the new global economy? Reich defines these challenges in this trail-blazing book.

    "An elegant and penetrating analysis of the forces that are leading to the globalization of the international system and to the growing anachronism of thinking solely in 'national' terms. More importantly, [Reich] compels us to think about the disturbing potential consequences of these trends, as well as ways to be better prepared to meet them."—Paul Kennedy, author of The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers

    "A startling and brilliant study."—Irving Howe

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    © Perian Flaherty
    ROBERT B. REICH is Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He has served in three presidential administrations, Republican and Democrat, as Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton, and has written eighteen books, including The Work of Nations (translated into twenty-two languages) and the bestsellers The System, The Common Good, Saving Capitalism, and Locked in the Cabinet. His articles have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. He is a columnist for Newsweek and The Guardian, and writes a daily newsletter at https://robertreich.substack.com/. He is co-creator of the award-winning film Inequality for All and the Netflix original Saving Capitalism, and co-founder of Inequality Media. He lives in Berkeley. View titles by Robert B. Reich

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    "Original and important... Robert B. Reich offers a fresh analysis of America's present economic and social prospects."- The New York Times

    "The World of Nations     will be—and should be—widely read and debated."- Wall Street Journal

    "Robert Reich is one of the country's most innovative and interesting political economists.... Very few readers will walk away [from this book] without learning to think about the world in a new and clearer way."- Los Angeles Times

    "A rarity...a work of economic theory that a layman can read with pleasure and intellectual profit."- The New Yorker

    "Reich covers a remarkable range of material with facility and intelligence."- Washington Post Book World 

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