Globalized Supply Chains to U.S. Policy.

Intro -- GLOBALIZED SUPPLY CHAINS AND U.S. POLICY -- GLOBALIZED SUPPLY CHAINS AND U.S. POLICY -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 GLOBALIZATION, WORKER INSECURITY, AND POLICY APPROACHES -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- TRENDS DRIVING GLOBAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION -- Technology -- Global Labor Supply -- Government Policy -- SOURCES OF WORKER INSECURITY -- Job Losses and Fears -- Rising Income Inequality -- POLICY APPROACHES -- Adjustment Assistance -- Education -- Tax Policy -- Trade Policy -- Domestic Standards -- Free Markets and Limited Government -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 GLOBALIZED SUPPLY CHAINS AND U.S. POLICY -- SUMMARY -- A NEW PARADIGM -- GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS: MANUFACTURING IN THE 21ST CENTURY -- Typical Supply Chains -- Business Decisions and the Public Interest -- THE PUBLIC POLICY DIMENSION OF GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS -- Major Policies Affecting Global Supply Chains -- Taxation -- Trade and Investment Policy -- Labor and Health Care Costs -- Labor Costs -- Health Care Costs -- Environmental Regulation -- Currencies and Exchange Rates -- Infrastructure and Transportation -- Scanning -- Logistics Security in China -- Product and Food Safety -- Education and Training -- Protection of Intellectual Property -- Risks -- Fiscal, Monetary, and Industrial Policies -- Policy Review Mechanisms -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- End Notes -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX.

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