AT Kearney has produced the following chart:
America Today
Inspiring Possibilities
- Innovation: U.S. technology leads the world
- Higher Education: 17 of the world’s top 25 universities
- Energy: America again the world’s largest oil and gas producer
- Business: Home to 209 of the world’s largest 500 companies
- Demographics: Greatest population growth of advanced economies
Sobering Truths
- Government: Historically low public confidence
- Infrastructure: Requires at least $3.6 trillion investment by 2020
- Climate Change: Facing a ‘megadrought’ this century
- Wealth: Income inequality highest in nearly 100 years
- K-12 Education: U.S. students lagging behind global competitors