McKinsey Quarterly is the business journal of McKinsey & Company.
JULY 2010
China and India are both urbanizing rapidly, but China has embraced and shaped the process, while India is still waking up to its urban realities and opportunities.
An interactive map of India’s urbanization hot spots illustrates the challenges ahead. In a related podcast, McKinsey directors discuss how to prepare for the transformation.
FEBRUARY 2010
With unemployment hovering just below 10 percent, job creation is now priority number one in Washington. But America’s jobs challenge is a marathon, not a sprint.
MARCH 2010
A distinguished panel of CEOs and business leaders debates the current state of credit, lending, and leverage—and discusses the emerging shape of financial markets, global rebalancing, and regulation.
MAY 2010
A McKinsey report argues that the country should exit the recession by building on its strengths.
APRIL 2010
The country’s cities are expanding explosively. A new report from the McKinsey Global Institute considers how policy makers might respond.
Policy makers everywhere should focus on the competitiveness of individual sectors.
JANUARY 2010
Companies whose social investments focus on women in developing economies help not only the recipients but also themselves.
Several major economies are likely to face imminent deleveraging. If history is any guide, it will be a lengthy and painful process.
If inflation rises again, companies will have to do more than just match it to keep up—they’ll have to beat it.
SEPTEMBER 2009
A new report by the McKinsey Global Institute highlights the impact of the global financial crisis on global capital flows.
Although their paths are diverging, all will remain powerful forces in the global economy.
The way out of the economic slowdown is a more effective use of the country’s resources—not just more resources.
AUGUST 2009
The Japanese consumer’s seemingly insatiable appetite for luxury goods has declined, so companies in this sector must rethink the way they compete.
JUNE 2010
As one of the primary sources of economic growth, US multinational corporations could provide insights into how to sustain the US economy over the long term.
A faster pace of economic development calls for microlevel reforms to help specific sectors and companies become more competitive in global markets.
Five essays from leading thinkers explore the country’s present and future.
AUGUST 2010
Most executives think reform of the US financial-services industry was a necessary step toward stability. Meanwhile, their views on the economy as a whole haven’t changed much since June, though optimism has slipped in the United States and risen in Europe.
The core drivers of globalization are alive and well, but executives are still grappling with how to seize the opportunities of an interlinked world economy.
A panel of regional business leaders discusses its prospects.
Strong prospects await global companies that invest in the continent’s consumer, agricultural, natural-resource, and infrastructure sectors.
The rate of return on foreign investment is higher in Africa than in any other developing region. Global executives and investors must pay heed.
In the aftermath of the global crisis, Africa no longer seems uniquely risky. The opportunities are huge.
A familiarity with Africa’s demographics, economics, and business climate is essential to considering future trajectories of growth.
The continent’s growth story isn’t entirely about the extractive industries. Seven articles examine the future of a wide range of sectors.
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