In Praise of Hard Industries Why Manufacturing, Not the Information Economy, Is the Key to Future Prosperity
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
- Publish date: 09/01/1999
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It is universally accepted that the future of the U.S. economy depends on its successful adaptation to a postindustrial, information-based global economy. The same conventional wisdom says that advanced economies should abandon manufacturing in favor of information-driven services such as finance, entertainment, and software.
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In this surprising and provocative book, the acclaimed financial journalist Eamonn Fingleton demonstrates that by every measure, including high-wage job creation, contribution to national income, and balance of trade, the manufacturing sector outperforms the "new economy" In Praise of Hard Industries argues with compelling logic that America's long-term economic success depends on ks strategic advantage as a manufacturer of sophisticated equipment and producer goods.
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