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Manufacturing Trends in the United States
L G Moran
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Description for Manufacturing Trends in the United States
Hardback. Editor(s): Moran, Lucas G. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
The health of the U.S. manufacturing sector has been a long-standing concern of Congress. Although Congress has established a wide variety of tax preferences, direct subsidies, import restraints and other federal programs with the goal of retaining or recapturing manufacturing jobs, only a small proportion of U.S. workers are now employed in factories. Meanwhile, U.S. factories have stepped up production of goods that require high technological sophistication but relatively little direct labour. Labour productivity in manufacturing, as measured by government data, has grown rapidly, suggesting that the manufacturing sector as a whole remains healthy. This book explores manufacturing trends in ... Read more
The health of the U.S. manufacturing sector has been a long-standing concern of Congress. Although Congress has established a wide variety of tax preferences, direct subsidies, import restraints and other federal programs with the goal of retaining or recapturing manufacturing jobs, only a small proportion of U.S. workers are now employed in factories. Meanwhile, U.S. factories have stepped up production of goods that require high technological sophistication but relatively little direct labour. Labour productivity in manufacturing, as measured by government data, has grown rapidly, suggesting that the manufacturing sector as a whole remains healthy. This book explores manufacturing trends in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781621005834
SKU
V9781621005834
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99-2
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