Thriving in the global economy: what China and the U.S. must do.I am not ready to cede the 21st century to China. No question, China has led an impressive effort to end illiteracy illiteracy, inability to meet a certain minimum criterion of reading and writing skill. Definition of Illiteracy The exact nature of the criterion varies, so that illiteracy must be defined in each case before the term can be used in a meaningful , greatly increasing its number of high school, grads and new universities. But rigor rigor /rig·or/ (rig´er) [L.] chill; rigidity. rigor mor´tis the stiffening of a dead body accompanying depletion of adenosine triphosphate in the muscle fibers. and competence, without freedom, will take the country only so far. It is hard to produce a culture of innovation in a country that censors This is an incomplete list of censors of the Roman Republic
(networking) proxy - A process that accepts requests for some service and passes them on to the real server. A proxy may run on dedicated hardware or may be purely software. for restricting people's ability to imagine and try anything they want. China will have to find a way to loosen up, without losing control, if it wants to be truly innovative. But white China can't thrive without changing, neither can we. In a global, economy, our workers will get paid a premium only if they or their firms offer a uniquely innovative product or service, which demands a skilled and creative tabor Tabor, in the Bible. 1 Mt. Tabor. 2 Levitical city. 3 Oak (AV mistranslates "plain"), near Bethel, on Saul's way home after his anointing. force, one that is constantly able to keep learning. We can't go on tagging behind other major economies in every math/science/reading test. Freedom, without rigor and competence, will only take us so far. |
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