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2179716Made in the USAhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/5b0ae8a9-e9ed-34ac-bb6a-b125ba135784/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1885412/fc39f0b6-fc73-4a6d-b354-7079514cc912.jpg?v=638342121515800000324450MXNMIT PressInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>An overview of the state of manufacturing in Americaboth past and presentand how this sector and the jobs it creates are essential to the American economy</strong></p><p><strong>Theres no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil. Bill Gates</strong></p><p>In <em>Made in the USA</em>, 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.</p><p>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?</p><p>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.</p>...2072436Made in the USA324450https://www.gandhi.com.mx/5b0ae8a9-e9ed-34ac-bb6a-b125ba135784/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1885412/fc39f0b6-fc73-4a6d-b354-7079514cc912.jpg?v=638342121515800000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20139780262316750_W3siaWQiOiJhZWI3MTc2My04YzU0LTQwNDgtYTE5Yy0yYWM4OTQ4OTQzZGQiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjQzOSwiZGlzY291bnQiOjEyMywic2VsbGluZ1ByaWNlIjozMTYsImluY2x1ZGVzVGF4Ijp0cnVlLCJwcmljZVR5cGUiOiJXaG9sZXNhbGUiLCJjdXJyZW5jeSI6Ik1YTiIsImZyb20iOiIyMDI0LTEyLTAxVDAwOjAwOjAwWiIsInJlZ2lvbiI6Ik1YIiwiaXNQcmVvcmRlciI6ZmFsc2V9XQ==9780262316750_<p><strong>An overview of the state of manufacturing in Americaboth past and presentand how this sector and the jobs it creates are essential to the American economy</strong></p><p><strong>Theres no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil. 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Bill Gates</strong></p><p>In <em>Made in the USA</em>, 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.</p><p>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?</p><p>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.</p>...9780262316750_MIT Presslibro_electonico_5b0ae8a9-e9ed-34ac-bb6a-b125ba135784_9780262316750;9780262316750_9780262316750Vaclav SmilInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/randomhousewh-epub-f6c3b0f1-adff-4478-9f00-2c8290db76ad.epub2013-08-23T00:00:00+00:00MIT Press