Producing Prosperity

Acknowledgments

A book such as this would not have been possible without the help and support of many people and organizations. We are deeply grateful to Steve Prokesch. Steve was the editor of our July–August 2009 Harvard Business Review article, “Restoring American Competitiveness,” which spawned this project, and the editor of a subsequent article (“Does America Really Need Manufacturing?” Harvard Business Review, March 2012) that became a key piece of the book. Steve then worked closely with us during the development and writing of this book. We thank Steve for his phenomenal job editing the manuscript and for providing tough feedback along the way.

We would also like to thank Jeff Kehoe, senior editor at Harvard Business Review Press, and ...