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Book Review Of Deindustrialization And Plant Closure, John Mullin
Book Review Of Deindustrialization And Plant Closure, John Mullin
Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning Faculty Publication Series
Any planner assigned the responsibility of preparing a recovery plan for a community following a plant closing knows that frustration, heartbreak, and demoralization are all part of the process. The planner also knows that there is little comprehensive literature at either the national or regional levels to help guide the effort. Finding answers to such simple questions as (1) what do I do when the largest plant in town closes or, (2) what are the community's rights and obligations when a plant closes, often proves impossible. The answers to these questions are a bit closer thanks to the work of …
Book Review Of Deindustrialization And Plant Closure, John Mullin
Book Review Of Deindustrialization And Plant Closure, John Mullin
John R. Mullin
Any planner assigned the responsibility of preparing a recovery plan for a community following a plant closing knows that frustration, heartbreak, and demoralization are all part of the process. The planner also knows that there is little comprehensive literature at either the national or regional levels to help guide the effort. Finding answers to such simple questions as (1) what do I do when the largest plant in town closes or, (2) what are the community's rights and obligations when a plant closes, often proves impossible. The answers to these questions are a bit closer thanks to the work of …
Manufacturing Matters: The Myth Of The Postindustrial Economy, Jagdish N. Bhagwati
Manufacturing Matters: The Myth Of The Postindustrial Economy, Jagdish N. Bhagwati
Faculty Scholarship
Messrs. Cohen and Zysman are political scientists. They are the resident gurus at BRIE (Berkeley Roundtable on International Economy). While they doubtless enjoy imported French cheese, especially with the Zinfandel from the local vineyards, they get the goose pimples watching movies on their Japanese VCRs. They are worried sick by America's alleged deindustrialization. This book is their effort to say why and to startle a complacement nation into an active policy to defend its industries.