The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance. Support for this project was provided by the National Academies. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project | RISING ABOVE THE GATHERING Energizing and STORM Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century An Agenda for American Science and Technology Committee on Science Engineering and Public Policy NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING AND INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS Washington . Rising Above the Gathering Storm Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future http catalog THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS 500 Fifth Street . Washington DC 20001 NOTICE The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance. Support for this project was provided by the National Academies. Any opinions findings conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rising above the gathering storm energizing and employing America for a brighter economic future Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century an agenda for American science and technology Committee on Science Engineering and Public Policy. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-309-10039-7 hardcover ISBN 978-0-309-65442-5 pdf 1. United States Economic conditions Forecasting. 2. Globalization. 3. United States Economic policy. I. Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century . II. Committee on Science Engineering and Public Policy . .
