Creating Regional Wealth in the Innovation Economy: Models, Perspectives, and Best Practices

Chapter . Special Perspectives: Dialogue Across the Atlantic: Lester Thurow and Jacques Attali

To gain broader perspectives on the Innovation Economy, we asked two internationally renowned economic theorists to provide their views in a dialogue. Lester Thurow, an American, and Jacques Attali, who is French, each provide world views, which are complementary in how they interpret the economic and political trends that have both changed and have yet to shape our world.

Lester C. Thurow is the Lemelson Professor of Management and Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also directs the Technion Institute of Management in Haifa, Israel. Professor Thurow has authored several leading books including Building Wealth: The New Rules ...