Smil, Vaclav. <br/><br/>
Made in the USA :  The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (278 pages) 
 - The MIT Press Series .
 - The MIT Press Series .
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Why Manufacturing Matters -- 2 The Ascent, 1865-1940 -- 3 Dominance, 1941-1973 -- 4 The Retreat, 1974- -- 5 The Past and the Future -- 6 Chances of Success -- Coda -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index. 
<br/><br/> An argument that America's economy needs a strong and innovative manufacturing sector and the jobs it creates. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780262316743 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Manufacturing industries-United States.<br/>Industrial policy-United States.<br/>United States-Commerce.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.4/7670973