ich the U.S. has also lagged behind), and differences in educational systems which have made comparisons between the U.S. and other industrialized nations difficult and which may contribute at least to our perception of competitiveness (Whicker and Moore, 1988, 160-161).
Romm (1992) emphasizes that competitiveness stems from the ability to cope with changing demands, and here is where Romm believes that the U.S. has fallen down in recent years. Romm believes that decades of the cold War have left the U.S. able to respond competitively in the military arena but not in the business arena:
Decades of single-mindedness have left us poorly equipped to res
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