Manufacturing a Better Future for America
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (523 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B002IFSQB0 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 363 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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manufacturers-- asked some of the brightest minds in America for their ideas. Doing so would create more jobs, reduce harmful global trade imbalances, and strengthen the American economy. If you want to understand the sector that is most vital to America's economic renewal, you must read this book.. Manufacturing in America is in serious decline, with 40,000 factory closures and more than five million jobs lost over the last decade alone. There has never been a more critical time to rebuild the foundation of America's economy. How can the United States industrial sector be revived? The Alliance for American Manufacturing-- an innovative partnership of the United Steelworkers union and leading U.S. 'Manufacturing a Better Future for America' details the challenges and opportunities the country faces at this critical time: trade policy, skills and training, research and development, national security, supply chains, new technology, and globalization. But it is easier said than done. President Obama and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke have both stressed the need to produce goods in America again
. Richard McCormack, editor, Manufacturing and Technology News
Stevencap said I think this is important. I ordered a copy of this book because I'm very concerned about the U.S. losing its manufacturing base. We need to do something NOW to rebuild our domestic industry.. If you want to understand America's economic woes, you must read this book Manufacturing a Better Future for America is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand why our economy is in such a sorry state right now. It's a comprehensive look at the most productive and innovative sector of our economy--manufacturing--and busts prevailing myths about the industry. Nine essays written by leading thinkers on manufacturing provide a 360-degree view of how we got where we are today, and why it's essential to revitalize the manufacturing base. With unemployment so high, skyrocketing debt, state budgets in collapse, and tough times for nearly eve. "Stand up and make something" according to Robio. Someone said this book is not light reading, and someone said it was overdue by ten years. Yes, we were napping while the value-creating part of our economy was being given to others by a small minority of people running multinational companies. And I should add, running them very profitably. I've gone through this book quickly and almost completely, but I can't wait to get into it again. Many of us average citizens can see what our leaders, pundits, and economists either can't or won't: manufacturing makes wealth. Emerging countries know this and are, not surprisingly, usi
At a time when U.S. industry. --Harley Shaiken, Director, Center for Latin American Studies and noted expert on global economic integrationGetting trade policy right will be an important battle for 21st Century America. --Nicholas von Hoffman . 'Manufacturing a Better Future for America' provides both-- an insightful discussion of the state of 21st Century U.S. We've seen the ongoing erosion of our manufacturing base and the millions of good-paying jobs that have been lost. manufacturing and the need to strengthen the m