Building Global Fortune

"Building Global Fortune" offers a comprehensive and deeply researched exploration of how the world's two largest economies— the United States and China—create, distribute, and sustain wealth. Written for students, investors, policymakers, and curious readers, the book examines the forces shaping modern economic power, comparing the American model of individual opportunity with China's state-guided path to prosperity. The author begins by outlining the scale, structure, and global influence of both economies, then moves into a detailed analysis of the foundations that support wealth creation in each nation. Readers will gain insight into labor markets, human-capital development, productivity differences, immigration, and education systems. The book also explores the contrasting mechanisms behind investment, capital flows, and participation in global supply chains. Through a chapter-by-chapter comparative approach, the author highlights where each country excels, where vulnerabilities exist, and how domestic policy and global geopolitics shape economic outcomes. Topics include the American Dream and individual wealth strategies, China's evolving approach to shared prosperity, the composition of assets, regulatory environments, consumer behavior, and the accelerating role of technology. By moving from big-picture concepts to granular detail, this book provides a clear, structured understanding of how wealth is built in the twenty-first century. Readers will come away equipped to interpret current economic trends and anticipate the future trajectories of these two global titans.