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Globetrotter Bids Adieu to 'The Age of Dirty Growth'
Published 9 years, 2 months ago
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The co-author of "The Smartest Places on Earth: Why Rustbelts Are the Emerging Hotspots of Global Innovation" discusses not only all he discovered in writing the book but also what he has learned since it was published. Example of the latter: "The movement from a focus on cheap to a focus on smart is ... a real competitive advantage, but it's not permanent. I discovered that China now very well understands that this is an issue. China is now the biggest buyer of robots in the world."