Apr 042013
 
Philip Kotler on Growth in India

“Market Your Way to Growth is written to guide companies on choosing the right growth strategies among the eight major company growth strategies. We do not address the question of how to get a nation’s economy to grow.  An excellent new book on that subject is Why Growth Matters: How Economic Growth in India Reduced Poverty and the Lessons for [read more]

Mar 252013
 
More U.S. Oil Production and Higher Gas Prices!

The U.S. exported more oil in 2012 than it imported for the first time since 1949. Measured in dollars, fuel is the today’s highest single U.S. export.  U.S. production has increased almost 100% since 2008; and now at 10.4 million bpd tops the previous historic peak of 9.6 million bpd in 1970. The trend is more and more. At the [read more]

Mar 162013
 
China invests in U.S. Green Transport

Most U.S. news commentators highlight the blockage of Chinese investment in the U.S. companies for national security reasons. They do not give due attention to Chinese investments in the U.S. that advances U.S public policy objectives. Here is a case in point concerning cleaner energy According to Reuters, “ENN Group Co Ltd, one of China’s largest private companies, is quietly [read more]

Feb 222013
 

The purpose of this site is to advance understanding and solutions on the important issue of economic growth. What factors advance or retard economic growth in a city, region or nation? What determines the distribution of the benefits of economic growth?  When is economic growth too low or too high?  What is the impact of politics ?  What role is played [read more]