" The format and tone carry over from the first book, which made transitioning into the conceptual framework simple. His premise that the US and other 1st world countries exhibit the same traits as 3rd world countries is interesting and reasonably well supported (by his arguments/examples). As before, there are not enough examples, and the ones provided do not go in depth. Moreover, in this book he teases the reader with even fewer details in his examples. I am not so sure that I buy China as being a model every country should mimic when trying to achieve prosperity (he neglects the gender gap, the shoddy construction that is coming back to haunt them, and the repercussions of the single-child policy). His solutions to the financial problems in the US simple, but he repeated them ad nauseam. They could have been distilled down to half the current size. Even given the above, I think this book is worth the read. It is frustrating in the lack of detail, but parallels he draws and his solutions are useful (if only to realize they should be common sense). "
— Benj, 1/25/2014