Preface vii
Section 1 The Power Of Market-Creating Innovations 1
Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Prosperity Paradox 3
Chapter 2 Not All Innovations Are Created Equal 17
Chapter 3 In the Struggle Lies Opportunity 45
Chapter 4 Pull Versus Push: A Tale of Two Strategies 73
Section 2 How Innovation Created Prosperity For Many 97
Chapter 5 America's Innovation Story 99
Chapter 6 How the East Met the West 129
Chapter 7 Mexico's Efficiency Problem 155
Section 3 Overcoming The Barriers 179
Chapter 8 Good Laws Are Not Enough 181
Chapter 9 Corruption Is Not the Problem; It's a Solution 205
Chapter 10 If You Build It, They May Not Come 235
Section 4 What Now? 259
Chapter 11 From Prosperity Paradox to Prosperity Process 261
Appendix: The World Through New Lenses 279
Acknowledgments 317
Index 333