Restarting the US small-business growth engine

November 2012—Reinvigorating small business starts with identifying the high-growth firms that disproportionately drive economic activity and jobs. In an accompanying video, AOL cofounder Steve Case explains how big businesses can benefit too.more

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Building globally competitive cities: The key to Latin American growth

August 2011—Latin America's largest cities are under considerable strain. If their performance doesn't improve, they risk dragging down the region's overall growth trajectory. To sustain growth, urban Latin America needs to emulate best-practice examples at home and around the world.more

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Manufacturing the future: The next era of global growth and innovation

November 2012—Manufacturing remains a critical force in both advanced and developing economies. But the sector has changed, bringing new opportunities and challenges to business leaders and policy makers. more

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An economy that works: Job creation and America's future

June 2011—To regain full employment—finding work for the currently unemployed and accommodating 15 million entrants into the labor force this decade—the US economy will need to create 21 million jobs by 2020.more

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Growth and renewal in the United States: Retooling America's economic engine

February 2011—To match the GDP growth rates of the past 20 years, the United States needs a 34 percent acceleration in productivity growth to a rate not achieved since the 1960s.more

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The US employment challenge: Perspectives from Carl Camden and Michael Spence

August 2011—The CEO of a global staffing firm and a Nobel laureate economist discuss the changing face of US employment and the obstacles to job creation.more

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Urban America: US cities in the global economy

April 2012—US cities dominate their host economy like in no other region and will continue to be important players in the urban world, contributing more than 10 percent of global GDP growth in the next 15 years. more

Why US banks need a new business model

January 2012—Investors want radical plans to boost ROE above the cost of capital.more

The making of an emerging-market champion

August 2011—The CEO of Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo reflects on the growth path of one of the world’s biggest packaged-goods companies.more

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Capturing the Brazilian pharma opportunity

April 2012—Global pharma companies are missing a chance to serve Brazil’s increasingly prosperous and growing middle class.more

Colombia’s lesson in economic development

July 2010—A faster pace of economic development calls for microlevel reforms to help specific sectors and companies become more competitive in global markets.more

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Innovating US higher education: Arizona State University’s Michael Crow

April 2011—A pace-setting university president explains why US universities need to become more productive, and how to advance reforms.more

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