“despite the decline in consumer spending brought on by the greatest economic downturn since World War II, the difference between jobs in manufacturing and in retail had reached nearly three million workers, a depressing reality of a failing economy where most new opportunities were low-paid, part-time positions to sell Chinese apparel and electronics bought on credit.”
― Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing
― Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing
“China’s ruling party, as firmly in control of the government as ever, attracts foreign companies and enormous direct investment by guaranteeing the stability of a police state and by supplying a docile workforce that labors with minimum rights, commonly for extended hours under severe discipline, and is housed in substandard conditions.”
― Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing
― Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing
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