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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826242003321

Autore

Killingsworth William R.

Titolo

Saving American manufacturing : the fight for jobs, opportunity, and national security / / William R. Killingsworth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Business Expert Press, , 2014

ISBN

1-60649-611-5

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (302 p.)

Collana

Economics collection, , 2163-7628

Disciplina

338.973

Soggetti

Industrial policy - United States

Manufacturing industries - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Part of: 2014 digital library.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-272) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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 manufacturing and taking the lead on innovating its future.