Welcome to McKinsey Quarterly, the business journal of McKinsey & Company.
FEBRUARY 2009
Executives view their economies as bad but, in a change from recent months, do not see them getting much worse. Government actions have helped, many say. Companies are hanging on, and many are taking long-term actions to cope with economic turmoil.
DECEMBER 2008
The United States spends more on health care than comparable countries do and more than its wealth would suggest. Here’s how—and why.
Making health care more affordable is the key to making the US system sustainable. We can bring three of the largest sources of underlying costs and their growth under control.
NOVEMBER 2008
Most US baby boomers are not prepared for their retirement, and neither are the US and world economies. Boomers can help mitigate the consequences by remaining in the workforce beyond the traditional retirement age.
JULY 2008
China’s cities are booming. Intelligent policies could make the good effects prevail over the bad ones.
A program that targets cost-effective opportunities in energy productivity could halve the growth in energy demand, cut emissions of greenhouse gases, and generate attractive returns.
China’s state-owned companies, like China itself, are diverse. Many of them would make better partners for multinationals than some of their private-sector counterparts. Openness, not ownership, is the key.
FEBRUARY 2008
Several current trends will continue to influence the world’s financial markets long after the present bout of turbulence ends.
DECEMBER 2007
Four rising players will continue to grow in wealth and importance, even if interest rates rise and oil prices drop.
NOVEMBER 2007
Baby boomers have rewritten the rules at every stage of their lives. They will rewrite the rules of retirement as well.
FEBRUARY 2007
A global study of the size and cost of measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions yields important insights for businesses and policy makers.
OCTOBER 2007
Having helped to put India’s economy on the right track, Montek Singh Ahluwalia has now changed focus, to addressing problems with the country’s infrastructure and financial and educational systems.
MARCH 2007
Michelle Bachelet discusses her views on the roots of political upheaval in Latin America, and the link between economic development and the fight against poverty.
Developing economies have a huge opportunity to strengthen their economic prospects by boosting their energy productivity.
MAY 2008
Despite many uncertainties, the GCC states will probably be able to finance their own investment needs and those of the world economy to boot.
MARCH 2008
Executives should examine the impact of trends on subindustries, segments, categories, and micromarkets before placing their bets.
To take advantage of the growing global market for offshored services, the country must do more to improve the suitability of its workforce.
MAY 2007
Europe can catch up with the United States. But to do so it must encourage competition, regulate business more astutely, change the role of the state, and develop new competitive strategies.
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