Publisher: Don A. Holbrook
Pages: 304
Language: English
Genre: Nonfiction/Business & Economics
Format: Paperback, eBook & Audio Book
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The economic chaos of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis that has created so
much destruction of wealth for regular Americans is far from over. This book
examines problems and possible solutions within national, international, and
local realms that will help us navigate these times and set a course toward
calmer waters. While some clamor for more taxes to cover our government's
programs, The Next America shows how we can restructure our tax code so it
positively affects all aspects of our communities: education, businesses,
innovation, political transparency, environmental issues, investments, and
more. Concerned citizens and economic players alike will be inspired and
motivated to act to reestablish the American Dream during this transitional
time. The Next America believes an informed citizenry can create a solution to
hold our elected officials accountable for real change that will be robust and
beneficial to all American’s not just the elite few at the top, without moving
away from our free market and capitalism based economy.
BOOK EXCERPT:
From
reading the newspaper, watching television, or listening to the radio, it
should be clear that the unsettling situation America finds itself in today has
presented us with several conundrums. We are concerned about where our nation
is headed, how to make a living, how to prepare for retirement, how to create a
better life for our families today, and how to leave our posterity with an
inheritance of economic opportunities.
The global
economy has created more chaos and hardships than most of us have previously
experienced. Not since the Great Depression have folks been so beleaguered by
so many tumultuous problems. Even more devastating is the degradation of our
main pillar of humanity, our core: the family unit. With the massive amount of
unemployment and underemployment that has arisen in this perfect economic
storm, many of us have burned through our benefit claims, extensions, and
options. We face loss of income and also hope and self-dignity. These immense
problems have made many of us rethink our values and dreams. In the worst of
cases, we have given up the ideal of aspiring for a better life—not only for
ourselves, but also for our children. The economic pressures are not the only problems
in this perfect storm. We face burgeoning pressure from religious zealots who
are not tolerant of religious differences. We face environmental calamities,
both
natural and man-made. In addition, the resources that we depend on to fuel our
global economy, such as energy, are peaking in costs and diminishing in
availability.
To further frustrate and annoy our already
overloaded psyches, we have a complete lack of trust in our governmental
systems. People are weary of the either/or partisan politics and government’s
failure to look out for our best interests.
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BEYOND A FRAGILE ECONOMY:
About the Author:
Don Holbrook is a private economist consultant involved in economic development public policy, site location decisions for private sector investments of new facilities, strategic destination tourism development feasibility and public-private partnership conceptualization, including public sector incentives to entice business investment into local economies. His non-fiction books on local economic development efforts to rebuild, renew and sustainably balance economic development public policy to create world-class communities have been groundbreaking successes within economic development. His first book, the “Little Black Book of Economic Development” has spawned a series of follow-up books on how communities, companies, individuals and families can navigate these treacherous economic times.
Holbrook is one of the worlds foremost thought leaders and public speakers on the subject of how communities can build smart and sustainable local grassroots driven economic development strategies to achieve maximum success in what he refers to as “The Art of the Deal Today.”
Holbrook was formally indoctrinated as a Fellow Member of the International Economic Development Council, for his lifetime achievements by his peers in 2008.
In 2010, Holbrook was formally Knighted at West Point USMA as a member of the modern day Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem, a modern day Knights Templar Order.
His latest book is the nonfiction/business/economics,The Next America: Moving Beyond a Fragile Economy.
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