There has never been a more critical time to rebuild the foundation of America's economy. President Obama and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke have both stressed the need to produce goods in America again. Doing so would create more jobs, reduce harmful global trade imbalances, and strengthen the American economy. But it is easier said than done. Manufacturing in America is in serious decline, with 40,000 factory closures and more than five million jobs lost over the last decade alone. 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. manufacturers-- asked some of the brightest minds in America for their ideas. '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. If you want to understand the sector that is most vital to America's economic renewal, you must read this book.
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At a time when U.S. manufacturing jobs are disappearing and the United States is losing both its competitive standing and industrial base, it's important to find both positive discussion and clear-cut goals to help restore U.S. industry. 'Manufacturing a Better Future for America' provides both-- an insightful discussion of the state of 21st Century U.S. manufacturing and the need to strengthen the manufacturing sector to meet new challenges. --Harley Shaiken, Director, Center for Latin American Studies and noted expert on global economic integration
Getting trade policy right will be an important battle for 21st Century America. We've seen the ongoing erosion of our manufacturing base and the millions of good-paying jobs that have been lost. We can't continue down this path. I'm gratified to see 'Manufacturing a Better Future for America' tackle these weighty issues head-on, and I congratulate the authors on their good work. --Richard Dick Gephardt, Former Majority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives
The authors of Manufacturing a Better Future for America thoroughly explode the myth all too prevalent in Washington these days that there can be an economic recovery of any consequence without a strategy for revitalizing American manufacturing. --Nicholas von Hoffman
Getting trade policy right will be an important battle for 21st Century America. We've seen the ongoing erosion of our manufacturing base and the millions of good-paying jobs that have been lost. We can't continue down this path. I'm gratified to see 'Manufacturing a Better Future for America' tackle these weighty issues head-on, and I congratulate the authors on their good work. --Richard Dick Gephardt, Former Majority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives
The authors of Manufacturing a Better Future for America thoroughly explode the myth all too prevalent in Washington these days that there can be an economic recovery of any consequence without a strategy for revitalizing American manufacturing. --Nicholas von Hoffman
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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If you want to understand America's economic woes, you must read this book
July 14, 2009
Format:Paperback
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 everyone, it's important to understand why the engine of our economy has sputtered. There are insightful and brief essays on topics that include international trade, skills and training, innovation, the social costs of deindustrialization, the intersection of manufacturing and national security, industrial policies in nations that compete with us, and the globalization of supply chains. Highly readable, you'll come away knowing that manufacturing has to be part of our future, and not just part of our past.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is just what we need. America needs to be reminded that manufacturing is what built our economy so many years ago, and that we should look to it once more to drag us out of the economic mess our country is facing.
Furthermore, the economic mindset of our government and our business leaders needs to be shifted. The practice of offshoring production has rendered millions of Americans jobless and angry.
The power to revitalize the American economy must come from its people and its people alone.
This book justifies why jobs need to stay on American soil, and how a paradigm shift in business economics is needed to prevent this recession from repeating itself. All in all, I highly recommend this book to anyone who is willing to help bandage up our broken economy.
Furthermore, the economic mindset of our government and our business leaders needs to be shifted. The practice of offshoring production has rendered millions of Americans jobless and angry.
The power to revitalize the American economy must come from its people and its people alone.
This book justifies why jobs need to stay on American soil, and how a paradigm shift in business economics is needed to prevent this recession from repeating itself. All in all, I highly recommend this book to anyone who is willing to help bandage up our broken economy.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Finally, a book that recognizes the importance of America's manufacturing sector and identifies the challenges the sector faces. If America is going to restore economic growth, it needs to rebuild its manufacturing base -- flipping hamburgers and selling insurance policies isn't enough, we have to make things.
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Manufacturing Matters to the US
Manufacturing A Better Future for America by the trade group Alliance for American Manufacturing, AAM, is one of those books that is published with the expectation that no one... Read more
Published on December 4, 2010 by Arthur Ashendorf
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4.5 stars-Excellent.However,the basic points are in Adam Smith's The...
This is a book of collected essays that deals with the negative consequences resulting from government policy decisions that started in the administration of Jimmy Carter. Read more
Published on October 24, 2010 by Michael Emmett Brady
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Solid read for the manufacturing professional
As a student of and participant in the manufacturing industry in North America, I found this book to be one of the most data rich and insight filled books on the market today. Read more
Published on July 10, 2010 by Jeffrey W. Sipes
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Manufacturing a Better Future for America
Best book on American manufacturing and the failures of American trade policy ever written!
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Published on March 13, 2010 by Stephen S. Crockett
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tallies the social cost of lost manufacturing in the US
One of the most important books of the past two decades. This is the first, most comprehensive study of the social costs of the loss of the manufacturing sector to the US economy... Read more
Published on February 5, 2010 by Hazel Henderson
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Globalization and the decline of the United States as an industrial...
This is the one of the most important economics books of today. Composed of chapters written by academics and "think tank" policy makers and analysts, it is well written with... Read more
Published on December 14, 2009 by Paul Moreno
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Stand up and make something
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... Read more
Published on August 12, 2009 by Robio
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Where was this book a decade ago?
I found this book to be informative and helpful. I especially liked the way it ended with some forward thinking "hope".
Published on August 6, 2009 by T. Dean
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Excellent Book
After reading this book, I'm more concerned than ever about lost U.S. manufacturing. A very thorough read.
Published on July 23, 2009 by L. Stevenson
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Revival of US Manufacturing is Crucial
This book is extremely informative on an urgent topic.
I'm impressed with how in-depth this book is. It analyzes exactly why U.S. Read more
I'm impressed with how in-depth this book is. It analyzes exactly why U.S. Read more
Published on July 22, 2009 by Steury
