Economic Myths and Economic Realities: Five Mistakes We Are Told Every Single Day, and the Real Sources of Economic Growth
About this ebook
Using straightforward statistical diagrams, this book explains approximately 90% of the variance in income among countries or states. First, it empirically demonstrates what does not work – the myths – from reindustrialization to Keynesianism. Then, it examines the real drivers of growth by evaluating whole countries (public, social and private sectors combined, including the non-working population) as companies, assessing their business administration across areas like marketing, work culture, strategy and operations. After all, numerous multinationals are larger than countries.
The lessons are twofold: First, nothing is more pointless than perfecting the irrelevant. Second, there are no underdeveloped countries, only undermanaged ones (P. Drucker). The wealthiest countries are, overall, the best-run companies.
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About the author
Jorge Sa is a senior research fellow at Drucker University (Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi-Ito Graduate School of Management) in Los Angeles, and a Professor at ISG Business School.
He is an expert on Peter Drucker and Philip Kotler, founders of modern management and modern marketing, respectively, with whom he studied and who have offered letters of recommendation for his books and endorsements for his work.
Has a doctorate (PhD) in Business Administration, from Columbia University and was awarded the Jean Monnet Chair by the Jean Monnet Foundation in Brussels.
His books have been translated into twelve languages and has worked as private consultant, non-executive director or taught in the executive programs of multinational companies, among others, of: Coca-Cola, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Henkel, McDonald's, UnitedHealth group, Merck, Volkswagen Group and Microsoft.
