McKinsey Quarterly is the business journal of McKinsey & Company.
SEPTEMBER 2011
Two developing countries show how a willingness to take bold risks can make government services better and cheaper.
JUNE 2011
Too few ask themselves, “Why would anyone agree with us?”
MAY 2011
The United States faces a future in which the elements of economic leadership are moving abroad. Reversing these trends will require the private and public sectors to collaborate.
MARCH 2011
The country has come a lot further than most people realize. Long-term development is the new challenge.
APRIL 2011
The region’s future prosperity depends on its youth. Governments must ensure that young people have the right skills for the jobs being created.
FEBRUARY 2011
Companies aren’t much more effective at managing their ties with governments than they were in late 2009, though more are engaging in collaboration instead of conflict.
JANUARY 2011
They are on the rise, but that might not be such a bad thing.
DECEMBER 2010
New research suggests that common sets of interventions can help systems move from one performance level to the next, without regard to culture, geography, politics, or history.
The keys to success include better productivity and infrastructure, as well as investment in education and health.
OCTOBER 2010
Regulation and market barriers continue to hold back the continent’s service sectors.
JUNE 2010
The rate of return on foreign investment is higher in Africa than in any other developing region. Global executives and investors must pay heed.
The continent is now growing much more rapidly than the OECD nations. It may well be on the cusp of a reversal of fortunes.
In the aftermath of the global crisis, Africa no longer seems uniquely risky. The opportunities are huge.
JANUARY 2012
An update of our research on the efforts of developed countries to work out from under a massive overhang of debt shows how uneven progress has been. US households have made the greatest gains so far.
Over the next quarter century, the rise of three billion more middle-class consumers will strain natural resources. The race is on to boost resource supplies, overhaul their management, and change the game with new technologies.
JULY 2011
McKinsey analyzed the potential impact on 33 industries. Two dimensions stood out: the plan’s effect on profit pools and on the competitive landscape.
OCTOBER 2011
A leading official discusses early lessons from his country’s big transformation effort.
Public and private data alike will become more transparent, says behavioral scientist Richard Thaler. That’s an opportunity for some companies and a threat for others.
Chile’s president has taken a businesslike approach to recovering from an earthquake, rescuing miners, and rejuvenating his country’s economy.
Google’s executive chairman shares his strategies on hiring, running meetings, designing “mobile first” business models, and addressing joblessness and education reform.
America’s economic health depends on additional college-trained workers. Some universities are showing how to graduate more students at lower cost.
A pace-setting university president explains why US universities need to become more productive, and how to advance reforms.
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