Beyond the Ruins by Jefferson Cowie
The immediate impact of deindustrializationthe suffering inflicted upon workers, their families, and their communitieshas been widely reported by scholars and journalists. In this important volume, the authors seek to move discussion of America's...The authors explore deindustrialization, not only as a story of decline and loss but also as a dynamic processThey use the concept of deindustrialization as a point of departure to examine a wide range of issues, including the history of regional development policy, the ideological manipulation of regional employment loss, and the long-term consequences of shifting the environmental costs of industrial production from one community to another.... In the narratives that make up Beyond the Ruins, the fate of communities is not inevitable, and the book pays considerable attention to the valiant efforts of citizens to weather crises and rebuild their communities. These abilities to act are, however strongly influenced by the decisions of local and national politicians and the interests they represent.
-- Susan Christopherson, Cornell University * Journal of the American Planning Association *Jefferson Cowie is Assistant Professor at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. He is author of Beyond the Ruins and Capital Moves: RCA's Seventy-Year Quest for Cheap Labor, both from Cornell. Barry Bluestone is Russell B. and Andr'e B. Stearns Trustee Professor of Political Economy and Director of the Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780801488719 |
| ISBN 10 | 0801488710 |
| Title | Beyond the Ruins |
| Author | Jefferson Cowie |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornell University Press |
| Year published | 2003-09-18 |
| Number of pages | 392 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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