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In this article written by former UK prime minister, Gordon Brown, he discusses the upcoming challanges to getting western European and the American economy back on track. He believes the key to future growth is accommodating the inevitably high demand of an emerging Eastern Asian middle class for high tech and luxury goods. I believe Mr. Brown has hit the nail right on the head with his assessment. It is very hard to deny that economic globalization is constantly growing. With that being said, it is very prudent for the aforementioned nations to start looking globally instead of domestically for a solution to the current economic slump