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

• Autore: Killingsworth William R.
• Pubblicazione: New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Business Expert Press, , 2014
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (302 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.973
• Soggetto topico: Industrial policy - United States; Manufacturing industries - United States
• Soggetto non controllato: 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
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Saving American manufacturing
• ISBN: 1-60649-611-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791294803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: 2014 digital library.; Economics collection. . 2163-7628