• FRONT MATTER R1-R10

• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1-1

• IS AMERICA FALLING OFF THE FLAT EARTH? 2-3

• CAN AMERICA COMPETE? 4-7

• DISTANCE IS DEAD 8-13

• THE GATHERING STORM 14-16

• AMERICA, WE HAVE A PROBLEM 17-21

• THE DINOSAURS NEVER SAW IT COMING 22-25

• WELCOME TO THE 21ST CENTURY BOARD ROOM 26-27

• THE COMPETITIVENESS EQUATION -- THE COST OF LABOR 28-29

• THE COMPETITIVENESS EQUATION -- THE QUALITY OF THE WORKFORCE 30-40

• THE COMPETITIVENESS EQUATION -- THE SUPPLY OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS 41-53

• THE COMPETITIVENESS EQUATION -- THE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE 54-60

• THE COMPETITIVENESS EQUATION -- THE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM 61-64

• GONDWANALAND LIVES! 65-74

• A NEW BEGINNING . . . OR A NEW END? 75-77

• AUTHOR'S BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION 78-79

• BIBLIOGRAPHY 80-82

" FRONT MATTER ." Is America Falling Off the Flat Earth? . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2007 .

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