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Boom, bust, exodus : the Rust Belt, the maquilas, and a tale of two cities / Chad Broughton.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Broughton, Chad, author.
Series:
Oxford scholarship online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Maytag Corporation--Employees.
Maytag Corporation.
Working class--Illinois--Galesburg.
Working class.
Working class--Mexico--Reynosa (Tamaulipas).
Globalization--Social aspects.
Employees.
Mexico--Reynosa (Tamaulipas).
Offshore assembly industry--Mexico--Reynosa (Tamaulipas).
Offshore assembly industry.
Globalization--Social aspects--Illinois--Galesburg.
Globalization.
Globalization--Social aspects--Mexico--Reynosa (Tamaulipas).
Galesburg (Ill.)--Economic conditions.
Galesburg (Ill.).
Reynosa (Tamaulipas, Mexico)--Economic conditions.
Reynosa (Tamaulipas, Mexico).
Galesburg (Ill.)--Social conditions.
Reynosa (Tamaulipas, Mexico)--Social conditions.
Illinois--Galesburg.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (399 pages) : illustrations.
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
System Details:
text file
Summary:
Following the story of the displacement of a Maytag refrigerator plant from Galesburg, Illinois, to Reynosa, Mexico in 2004, 'Boom, Bust, Exodus' puts a human face on globalization, exploring the social side of the fast-moving changes sweeping across the U.S. and Mexico.
Notes:
Previously issued in print: 2015.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Other Format:
Print version :
ISBN:
9780197563106
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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