Make It In America, Updated Edition: The Case for Re-Inventing the Economy
- ISBN-10
- 1118294947
- ISBN-13
- 9781118294949
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-12-15
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- Andrew Liveris
Description
The case for revolutionizing the U.S. economy, from a leadingCEO America used to define itself by the things we built. Wedesigned and produced the world's most important innovations, andin doing so, created a vibrant manufacturing sector thatestablished the middle class. We manufactured our way to the topand became the undisputed economic leader of the world. But overthe last several decades, and especially in the last ten years, thesector that was America's great pride has eroded, costing usmillions of jobs and putting our long-term prosperity at risk. Now,as we struggle to recover from the worst recession in generations,our only chance to turn things around is to revive the Americanmanufacturing sector—and to revolutionize it. In Make Itin America: The Case for Reinventing the Economy, AndrewLiveris—Chairman and CEO of The Dow ChemicalCompany—offers a thoughtful and passionate argument thatAmerica's future economic growth and prosperity depends on thestrength of its manufacturing sector. The book explains how a manufacturing sector creates economicvalue on a scale unmatched by any other, and how central the sectoris to creating jobs both inside and outside the factory Explores how other nations are building their manufacturingsectors to stay competitive in the global economy, and describeshow America has failed to keep up Provides an aggressive, practical, and comprehensive agendathat will put the U.S. back on track to lead the world It's time to stop accepting as inevitable the shuttering offactories and staggering job losses that have come to definemanufacturing. It's time to acknowledge the cost of inaction. Thereis no better company to make the case for reviving U.S.manufacturing than The Dow Chemical Company, one of the world'slargest manufacturers and most global corporations. And there's nobetter book to show why it needs to be done and how to do it thanMake It in America.
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