i would also reccomend "No Logo" by Naomi Klein... m~ Dave Phillips wrote: > Greetings: > > I agree that this thread is only slightly appropriate for the group, > but I see no real harm in the discussion as long as it remains civil. I > also agree that there are probably more appropriate forums. > > That being said, I seriously recommend Clyde Prestowitz's "Trading > Places: How We Allowed Japan To Take The Lead" for a sober account of > our dismal foreign trade policies during the Reagan and Bush Sr. > administrations. My favorite quote was from a Japanese business leader, > it was something like "We love Reagan, he spread America's legs wide". > Prestowitz provides a very clear historical account of the rise of > Japanese business and manufacture during the 50s and 60s, pointing out > that at every step of that rise the Japanese people understood the power > of waiting, of deferring the payoff until they had achieved a > spectacular position, one almost handed to them by the ignorant policies > of the US administrations. His account of the disappearance of the US > radio and television manufacturers is most telling, as is his account of > the near-demise of the US digital machine-tools industry. Very > disturbing stuff, and an indictment of American arrogance from one who > should know: he was a US foreign trade delegate during the forementioned > administrations, speaks fluent Japanese, and tells the tale without much > bias. A most interesting read. > > Best regards, > > == Dave Phillips > > The Book Of Linux Music & Sound at http://www.nostarch.com/lms.htm > The Linux Soundapps Site at http://linux-sound.org > > -- iriXx www.iriXx.org copyleft: creativity, technology and freedom? info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.copyleftmedia.org.uk _ ( ) ascii ribbon against html email X / \ cat /dev/sda1 > /dev/dsp *** stopping make sense ***
