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title: "The Race America Must Win"
summary: |-
  To spur economic growth and competitiveness America must focus on innovation.
date: "2014-05-29"
issues: ["National Competitiveness"]
authors: ["Robert D. Atkinson"]
content_type: "Op-Eds & Contributed Articles"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2014/05/29/race-america-must-win/"
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# The Race America Must Win

Neither the Great Recession nor the painstakingly slow recovery can be attributed simply to a random financial crisis caused by the burst housing bubble. Rather, a major contributing factor to both has been the United States falling behind in the race for global innovation advantage.

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2014/05/29/race-america-must-win/*