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| Foreword | |
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| Introduction: Competitive Intelligence for America | |
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| Looking Inward instead of Outward | |
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| Three Key Points | |
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| Comparison Details | |
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| Why Not Compare the United States with the European Union? | |
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| Where's China? | |
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| The Lingo of Competitive Intelligence | |
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| The Nations Heartbeat: Health | |
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| Wealth Makes Health? | |
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| The Competitors | |
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| Who's Dying? | |
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| What Is Shorter Life Expectancy Costing Americans? | |
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| Overspending on What? | |
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| Healthcare Systems 101 | |
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| The High Cost of the Uninsured | |
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| Healthcare Professionals: Delivering Healthcare | |
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| How Sick Are We? | |
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| What about Mental Health? | |
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| "Best Medical Care in the World"? | |
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| The Final Analysis: The United States, the Dog of the Market | |
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| Recommendations | |
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| Locking Our Doors: Safety | |
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| The Dark Figure of Crime | |
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| America the Violent | |
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| Guns, Guns, and More Guns | |
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| The Response to Crime: Incarceration | |
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| To Attack or Be Attacked | |
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| Where Does the Money Go? | |
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| All We Are Saying Is Give Peace a Chance | |
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| Recommendations | |
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| The Right to the Three Rs: Education | |
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| Educational Quality | |
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| Can I Buy an A? | |
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| Bringing in Top Teachers | |
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| Starting Early | |
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| Longer School Years: More Time to Learn | |
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| Standards | |
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| Funding | |
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| After High School Comes… | |
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| The Final Market Analysis: The United States Is a Middle Child in Education | |
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| Silver Bullets? | |
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| Recommendations | |
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| We the People: Democracy | |
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| What Do We Mean by "Democracy"? | |
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| Competition and Participation: Being Counted Counts | |
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| Participation: Voter Turnout | |
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| Competition: How Many Parties at the Table | |
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| Winner-Take-All Elections Leave Democracy Out | |
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| Geography: Another Issue Undermining Competition | |
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| Other Measures of Democracy | |
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| The World Bank Scores Governance | |
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| The Economist's Spin on Democracy | |
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| Freedom Is Not Free | |
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| The Final Market Analysis: United States Is a Middle Child in Democracy Ranking | |
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| Recommendations | |
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| A Balancing Act: Equality | |
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| Income | |
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| Wealth | |
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| Socioeconomic Mobility: Moving Up, Sideways, or Down? | |
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| "All Men Are Created Equal"; What about the Women? | |
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| Equality Performance: No Star, but the United States Is the Market Dog | |
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| Recommendations | |
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| What the Data Have Shown Us | |
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| Applying Competitive Intelligence | |
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| Inequality in America | |
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| Why Should We Care? | |
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| Where Do We Go from Here? | |
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| Our Country, Our Future | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Notes | |
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| Index | |