Luria, D., and J. Rogers. “Manufacturing, Regional Prosperity, and Public Policy”. Retooling for Growth: Building a 21st Century Economy in America’s Older Industrial Areas, Brookings Institution Press, 2008, pp. 249-74.
Chapter 9 in Retooling for Growth: Building a 21st Century Economy in America’s Older Industrial Areas, Richard M. McGahey and Jennifer S. Vey editors.
Assume that we want an economy of shared prosperity, good jobs, and the competitive practices that sustain them. We want that in all conceivable sectors of the economy. Why not in manufacturing?