In Praise of Hard Industries
The authors discussed their book, In Praise of Hard Industries: Why Manufacturing, Not the Information Economy, Is the Key to Future Prosper… read more
The authors discussed their book, In Praise of Hard Industries: Why Manufacturing, Not the Information Economy, Is the Key to Future Prosperity, published by Houghton Mifflin. They questioned the stability of Internet and high tech industries as a basis for today’s economy, saying that economics based on manufacturing industries is much more stable. After their prepared remarks they took questions from the audience. close
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Eamonn Fingleton Author
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