Tag: manufacturing decline
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Can We Repair a Broken Economy Without Manufacturing Jobs? A Close Look at Dani Rodrik’s Shared Prosperity
Rethinking Economic Repair in a Fractured World Can a modern economy rebound from persistent inequality and slow wage growth without reviving heavy manufacturing? Harvard economist Dani Rodrik suggests yes, but only with a new set of policies designed for the middle class, the global poor, and a stable climate. In Shared Prosperity in a Fractured…
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Ending the Humdrum Substance: Final Nail in Britain’s Industrial Coffin
Introduction: A Quiet but Perilous Milestone Britain’s industrial saga is studded with iconic milestones—the cotton mills of Manchester, the coalfields that powered an empire, the shipyards that built naval and mercantile fleets. Yet there is a quieter, humbler thread that has often kept the broader narrative intact: the manufacture of a seemingly ordinary substance. When…
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Why Ending the Manufacture of a Humdrum Substance Could End an Era of British Pride
The Quiet Decline of a Quiet Material When we think of Britain’s industrial legacy, the grand sights often come to mind: towering cotton mills, vast coal seams, and shipyards that turned the tide of maritime history. Yet beneath these dramatic chapters lies a quieter, humbler thread—an ostensibly ordinary substance whose manufacture helped grease the wheels…