Made in the USA : the rise and retreat of American manufacturing

Made in the USA : the rise and retreat of American manufacturing / Vaclav Smil.

"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, innova...

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Main Author:	Smil, Vaclav (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2013]
Subjects:	Manufacturing industries > United States. Industrial policy > United States. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor. Commerce Industrial policy Manufacturing industries Industrialisierung Deindustrialisierung Tillverkningsindustri. United States > Commerce. United States USA Electronic books.
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