: While global manufacturing value added (MVA) per capita grew by 17.3% between 2015 and 2024, the "Global South" faces difficulties competing against the massive industrial subsidies of superpowers.

: Global leaders are shifting away from minimizing government roles toward using "economic statecraft". This involves large-scale tax credits and grants to bolster domestic manufacturing and secure critical supply chains.

: Advanced economies are grappling with the "intangible economy," where measuring living standards and economic performance requires moving beyond traditional industrial metrics toward subjective happiness and occupational satisfaction indices.