INTRODUCING A COMPLETE MAKEOVER OF THE USA.
A bold proposal to revamp America's once-great system of governance.
"The New USA" tells the story of frustrated 21st-century Americans. Fed up with divisive politics, socioeconomic decline, and a government with no plan to address the national debt crisis, they seceded from the old USA and hired business consultants to design a new government. The USA's governing system was long considered the best the world had ever seen, yet they expected something better.
Tired of living in perpetual anxiety and false hope that elections will fix everything, this new system was expected to address everything that had gone wrong with modern America?including today's shrinking prosperity and affordability challenges, deficit spending and national debt, crime, divisiveness and incivility, and a gridlocked, cantankerous, dysfunctional, and costly government more interested in drama than results. The new system was expected to operate as quietly and cost-efficiently as a household refrigerator. The consultants had their work cut out for them. Their reputation was on the line. Failure was not an option.
In this easy-to-read story, "The New USA," management consultant and author Dinesh Shah presents a bold proposal to revamp America's once-great system of governance. It may be the most impactful set of ideas for America since the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
About the author: Dinesh Shah is a management consultant specializing in reengineering and transforming undesirable situations into dramatically improved "Future states." He holds a master's degree in industrial engineering from Stanford University, is a Deloitte alumnus, and has served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of San Francisco and the University of Phoenix.
Publisher's Note: "The New USA" is a revised edition of the previously published "USA 2.0."
EXCERPTED FROM THE FOREWORD
In this essay, written when many in America are celebrating the nation's 250-year anniversary, Dinesh Shah assesses our system of governance-namely, the U.S. Constitution, the three branches of government, and the system of checks and balances. With his background in systems architecting, a system either works as planned and expected, or it doesn't. If it doesn't, it's the job of people like him to investigate why and find solutions. Not just fix it, but strive to make it significantly better. That's what he has attempted to achieve in his evaluation of our system of governance. Presented through a story, he tackles complex aspects of the U.S. Constitution and our system of governance in a way that is easy to understand and interesting for everyday readers, and equally challenging for scholars in the field. It is a bold, ambitious, and provocative undertaking, and a challenge to our elected officials and America's thought leaders. It will be interesting to see their responses. -Daniel Cooperman. Mr. Cooperman is a strategic adviser to Institutional Venture Partners, an active angel investor, and a board member/advisor for several companies.
