abstract:A country's economic issues reflect the distribution of intellectual and material resources and workload in its society. The United States is one of the most affluent countries in the world, with a leading system of higher education, butwith the exception of a few much smaller Asian city statesit is also the world's industralized country with the most uneven distribution of wealth.
TheUnitedStates is going to be a huge participant in both economic and security issuesinthe Asia Pacific region, and our overriding desire is that we have a clear set of principles that all of us can abide by so that all of us can succeed.