{"product_id":"made-in-the-usa-the-rise-and-retreat-of-american-manufacturing-9780262019385","title":"Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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  innovative manufacturing sector and the jobs it creates. Smil explains how manufacturing became a fundamental force behind Americas economic  strategic  and social dominance. He describes American manufacturings rapid rise at the end of the nineteenth century  its consolidation and modernization between the two world wars  its role as an enabler of mass consumption after 1945  and its recent decline. Some economists argue that shipping low-value jobs overseas matters little because the high-value work remains in the United States. But  asks Smil  do we want a society that consists of a small population of workers doing high-value-added work and masses of unemployed? Smil assesses various suggestions for solving Americas manufacturing crisis  including lowering corporate tax rates  promoting research and development  and improving public education. Will America act to preserve and reinvigorate its manufacturing? It is crucial to our social and economic well-being; but  Smil warns  the odds are no better than even.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279735775285,"sku":"ByrdShop_0262019388","price":43.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780262019385.jpg?v=1780608322","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/made-in-the-usa-the-rise-and-retreat-of-american-manufacturing-9780262019385","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}