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Author
Publisher
The MIT Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In Made in the USA, Vaclav Smil powerfully rebuts the notion that manufacturing is a relic of predigital history, and that the loss of American manufacturing is a desirable evolutionary step toward a pure service economy. Smil argues that no advanced economy can prosper without a strong, innovative manufacturing sector and the jobs it creates.
Smil explains how manufacturing became a fundamental force behind America's economic, strategic, and social...
Author
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"From the longtime New York Times economics correspondent, a closely reported argument for the continuing importance of industry for American prosperity In the 1950s manufacturing generated nearly 30 percent of U.S. income. Over the past fifty-five years that share has gradually declined to less than 12 percent at the same time that real estate, finance, and Wall Street trading have grown. While manufacturing's share of the U.S. economy shrinks, it...
7) Manufacturing in America: a comprehensive strategy to address the challenges to U.S. manufacturers
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"American manufacturing is on life support--at least, that's what most people think. The exodus of jobs to China and other foreign markets is irreversible, and anything that is built here requires specialized skills the average worker couldn't hope to gain. Not so, says Dan Dimicco, chairman and former CEO of Nucor, America's largest steel company. He not only revived a major US manufacturing firm during a recession, but helped galvanize the flagging...
Author
Series
ESA issue brief volume 13-02
Publisher
U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English