The Decline of America

I as on Amazon.com looking for an item I wanted to buy when a list of Best Sellers were displayed on the screen. One of the books is one man's predictions for the future of America. I am not sure if it is a marketing tool or a politically correct way to describe the book, but the description says this book is not about the "fall" of America, but the "rise" of other countries. This author feels that other Nations will surpass the United States in many ways, and I think it too is quite possible.

"This is not a book about the decline of America, but rather about the rise of everyone else." So begins Fareed Zakaria's important new work on the era we are now entering. Following on the success of his best-selling The Future of Freedom, Zakaria describes with equal prescience a world in which the United States will no longer dominate the global economy, orchestrate geopolitics, or overwhelm cultures. He sees the "rise of the rest"—the growth of countries like China, India, Brazil, Russia, and many others—as the great story of our time, and one that will reshape the world. The tallest buildings, biggest dams, largest-selling movies, and most advanced cell phones are all being built outside the United States. This economic growth is producing political confidence, national pride, and potentially international problems. How should the United States understand and thrive in this rapidly changing international climate? What does it mean to live in a truly global era? Zakaria answers these questions with his customary lucidity, insight, and imagination.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/books/review/Joffe-t.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss