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United States manufacturing : perspectives and prospects / Vance Murphy and Jillian E. Walker, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Manufacturing technology research.
- Manufacturing Technology Research
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Manufacturing industries--United States.
- Manufacturing industries.
- Manufactures--United States.
- Manufactures.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (172 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, [New York] : Nova Publishers, 2012.
- Summary:
- The health of the U.S. manufacturing sector has long been of great concern to Congress. The decline in manufacturing employment since the start of the 21st century has stimulated particular congressional interest. Members have introduced hundreds of bills intended to support domestic manufacturing activity in various ways. The proponents of such measures frequently contend that the United States is by various measure falling behind other countries in manufacturing, and they argue that this relative decline can be mitigated or reversed by government policy. This book informs the debate over the health of U.S. manufacturing through a series of charts and tables that depict the position of the United States relative to other countries according to various metrics. Understanding which trends in manufacturing reflect factors that may be unique to the United States and which are related to broader changes in technology or consumer preferences may be helpful in formulating policies intended to aid firms or workers engaged in manufacturing activity.
- Contents:
- U.S .manufacturing in international perspective / Marc Levinson
- "Hollowing out" in U. S. manufacturing : analysis and issues for Congress / Marc Levinson
- The impact of exporting on the stability of U. S. Manufacturing Industries / David Riker and Brandon Thurner
- Report to the President on ensuring American leadership in advanced manufacturing / Executive Office of the President President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
- Department of Commerce : Office of Manufacturing and Services could better measure and communicate its contributions to trade policy / United States Government Accountability Office.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-62081-524-9
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