On the Cusp of the Future

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Hasan Diwan [hasan.diwan () gmail com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 7:56 AM
To: David Farber
Subject: On the Cusp of the Future

For IP, if you wish, permalink at
http://blog.prolificprogrammer.com/articles/2007/12/26/on-the-cusp-of-the-future
where comments are welcome.

Throughout the 1980s, Japan was heralded as a model for close
governmental cooperation with industry, legendary work ethic, and
mastery of high-technology. Then, in the early 90s, all the pointing
to Japan as a model stopped. The economic growth fell to less than 1%
(and negative in some quarters).

Replace the word Japan with the words United States and replace 1980s
with 1990s and 90s with 2000s, and the phrase is still, largely, true.

Why hasn't this been realised? Part of it has to do with legendary
geographical prowess and historical awareness. Any other ideas? From
my vantage point, the similarities are striking.
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Cheers,
Hasan Diwan <hasan.diwan () gmail com>

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