Lead, Follow, or Fail
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Lead, Follow, or Fail

The Human Struggle for Productivity, and how Nations, Organizations, and People will Prosper in our Changing World

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Lead, Follow, or Fail

The Human Struggle for Productivity, and how Nations, Organizations, and People will Prosper in our Changing World

About this book

Winner, Independent Press Awards 2025 (World History)
Winner, American Legacy Book Awards 2025 (General History)
Bronze Medal Winner, Independent Publisher Book Awards 2025 (Economics) A THOUGHT-PROVOKING EXPLORATION OF OUR WORLD'S ECONOMIC PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE In a journey over centuries only recently marked by prosperity, Lead, Follow, or Fail captures the socio-economic forces that have shaped our world. Dividing economic history into three erasā€”Pre-Industrial, Industrial, and Post-Industrialā€”Peter Brews chronicles the evolution of productivity and how nations, organizations, and individuals fall into the roles of Failures, Followers, or Leaders. Failures in the Pre-Industrial Era are plagued by scarcity, Followers are on their way to abundance through industrialization, and Leaders maintain Post-Industrial competitiveness through unrelenting innovation at the leading edge of global commerce. Understanding the transition across these eras and how Leading, Following, and Failing differ also offers insights into what our economic future will hold. After considering the implications of a world more economically diverse than ever before, three future scenariosā€”Balanced Global Growth, Unbalanced Global Growth, and Global Meltdownā€”conclude the book. Armed with the knowledge of what it takes to build and sustain competitiveness whether Leader, Follower, or Failure, readers also learn what we all must do so Balanced Global Growth prevails, and the 21st century is a triumph for us all.

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Information

Publisher
Ideapress Publishing
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9780062913685
eBook ISBN
9781646871964
Edition
0
Topic
Economics
Subtopic
Business General
Index
Economics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Advance Praise
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Figures
  8. Tables
  9. Abbreviations
  10. Authorā€™s Message to Readers
  11. Introduction
  12. Chapter 1: Understanding the Big Picture: Our Human Struggle for Productivity from Pre- to Post- Industrial Production, or Failing, Following, and Leading
  13. Chapter 2: The Pre-Industrial Era: Failures Enduring Scarcity and Want
  14. Chapter 3: The Industrial Era: Follower Abundance from Input Mobilization and Economic Diversification
  15. Chapter 4: The Post-Industrial Era: Leader Creative Core Innovation, Business in Tightly Controlled Networks, and Humans Doing What Smart Machines Cannot Do
  16. Chapter 5: Sustaining the Human Struggle for Productivity: Global Diversity, Remedying Imbalances, Our Search for Clean Energy, and Scenarios for the Twenty-First Century
  17. Authorā€™s Biography: Dr. Peter J. Brews
  18. Index