TY - BOOK AU - Alden,Edward H. TI - Failure to adjust: how Americans got left behind in the global economy SN - 9781538104798 AV - HF 3031 .A598 2017 PY - 2017/// CY - Lanham PB - Rowman & Littlefield KW - Commerce KW - fast KW - Commercial policy KW - Economic history KW - Economic policy KW - International economic relations KW - United States KW - Foreign economic relations KW - Economic conditions KW - 1945- N1 - "A Council on Foreign Relations Book."; Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-235) and index; The end of the world's greatest autarky -- Confronting the competition : the limitations of trade policy -- Confronting the competition : how a strong dollar has hurt -- Investment : the winners and the losers from offshoring -- Helping the losers : the tragedy of trade adjustment assistance -- Tiger moms and failing schools : the competitive challenge at home -- How to think about economic competitiveness -- A strategy for competing in a globalized world ER -