TY - BOOK AU - Killingsworth,William R. TI - Saving American manufacturing: the fight for jobs, opportunity, and national security T2 - Economics collection, SN - 9781606496114 AV - HD3616.U47 K557 2014 U1 - 338.973 23 PY - 2014/// CY - New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) PB - Business Expert Press KW - Industrial policy KW - United States KW - Manufacturing industries KW - balance of trade KW - currency intervention KW - currency manipulation KW - imports KW - income inequality KW - industrial production KW - job loss KW - manufacturing KW - manufacturing establishments KW - NAFTA KW - productivity KW - unemployment KW - value of shipments KW - World Trade Organization N1 - Part of: 2014 digital library; Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-272) and index; 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; Access restricted to authorized users and institutions; Also available in print N2 - 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 UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10940905 ER -