Saving American manufacturing : the fight for jobs, opportunity, and national security /

Saving American manufacturing : the fight for jobs, opportunity, and national security /

Documents the decline of economic and intellectual wealth caused by the loss of U.S. manufacturing. Presents clear arguments as to why manufacturing is essential to the United States, and how our nation can capture, benefit, and drive the future of the world economy via embracing global concepts of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Killingsworth, William R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Series:2014 digital library.
Economics collection.
Subjects:
Industrial policy > United States.
Manufacturing industries > United States.
balance of trade
currency intervention
currency manipulation
imports
income inequality
industrial production
job loss
manufacturing
manufacturing establishments
NAFTA
productivity
unemployment
value of shipments
World Trade Organization
Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Background
  • 2. Historical job losses in manufacturing
  • 3. Loss of establishments
  • 4. Observations on employment and the number of establishments
  • 5. Manufacturing plant closings by size
  • 6. Industrial production and industry output
  • 7. Imports and balance of payments
  • 8. Findings, a history of warnings, and corrective policy actions
  • Epilogue
  • About the author
  • References
  • Index.

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