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100 1 _aFry, Earl H.
245 1 0 _aLament for America :
_bdecline of the superpower, plan for renewal /
_cEarl H. Fry.
260 _aToronto ;
_aTonawanda, N.Y. :
_bUniversity of Toronto Press,
_cc2010.
300 _aix, 227 p. :
_bill., map ;
_c22 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [211]-221) and index.
505 0 _aNo superpower is too big to fail -- Beltway follies -- Domestic fault lines : indebtedness and inequities -- Domestic fault lines : the comfort zone of mediocrity -- An unsustainable U.S. foreign policy -- The first major external challenge to America's superpower status : the rise of competitor nations -- An emerging external threat to America's superpower status : the combination of globalization, technology change, and creative destruction -- America's strengths and a plan for renewal -- The United States in 2050.
520 _aExamines the biggest challenges to the status of the United States as a world superpower, looks at whether or not a relative decline is inevitable, and offers suggestions related to defense policy, health care, education, and the environment.
650 0 _aWorld politics
_y21st century
_xForecasting.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xPolitics and government
_y21st century.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xForeign relations
_y21st century.
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