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Stories by William Macdonald

William A. Macdonald is President of his own public policy and economic strategic consulting firm W. A. Macdonald Associates Inc. in Toronto, Canada, which consults almost entirely to Chief Executives. He was formerly senior partner of a large Toronto law firm and a director of such major Canadian companies as Imperial Oil, National Trust Company, Rio Algom and Marathon Realty.

China and America’s Collective Economic Future

William Macdonald wrote on December 10th, 2009 at 3:56 pm

The path to recovery for the world economy will depend on whether the U.S. is finally willing to live within its means and whether China can broaden its economic base to include a larger services economy.  more

The Plot Thickens

William Macdonald wrote on February 13th, 2009 at 12:50 pm

Our thesis is that the U.S. will need help to recover. The assumption was that to get that help, the U.S. will need to be seen to be doing everything it can to help itself. The greatest danger since July 2007 has been that of policy mistakes. While there has been much honest effort on   more