Framed within a story of modern-day Americans' quest to improve their lives and their children's is a definitive discourse on why our government won't and can't fulfill "America's Promise," for which it was established in the first place, and on simple changes to its design that can change your life and change America's destiny.

Disappointed by how everything important to them was deteriorating, "The New USA" is a story about wise Democrats and Republicans who realized that looking to government was not the solution and turned to business consultants for answers. With 250 years of history to support their analysis, the consultants identified three root causes for why the government had ceased to function as it was supposed to, leading to the deterioration of life in America to the point where it was no longer sustainable as a stable civil society.

Addressing these root causes was relatively simple and straightforward. If Americans did so, it would significantly improve how they live, the lives of their children, and change America's destiny. But now the consultants were challenged to future-proof their solutions so that life in America can never deteriorate as it has over the past 250 years.

Narrated in the story, "The New USA" is the best design ever to govern a nation-any nation, but particularly the United States.

About the author: Dinesh Shah is a management consultant specializing in re-engineering and transforming "As-is" situations into dramatically improved "Future states." He is a Deloitte alumnus, holds a master's degree in industrial engineering from Stanford University, and has served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of San Francisco and the University of Phoenix.

Publisher's Note: "The New USA" is a revised edition of the previously published "USA 2.0."