4. The United States: Consumer Is King

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Prologue ix
5. 1. Findings: The Global Economic Landscape 1
6. PART 1. Rich and Middle-Income Countries
7. 2. Japan: A Dual Economy 23
8. 3. Europe: Falling Behind 50
9. 4. The United States: Consumer Is King 80
10. 5. Korea: Following Japan’s Path 105
11. PART 2. Poor Countries
12. 6. Brazil: Big Government Is Big Problem 135
13. 7. Russia: Distorted Market Economy 166
14. 8. India: Bad Economic Management from a Democratic Government 197
15. PART 3. Causes and Implications
16. 9. Patterns: Clear and Strong 229
17. 10. Why Bad Economic Policy around the World? 257
18. 11. New Approaches 285
19. 12. So What? 312
20. McKinsey Global Institute Reports 321
21. Recommended Readings 323
22. Index 325