{"product_id":"make-it-in-america-updated-edition-isbn-9781118199626","title":"Make It In America, Updated Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe case for revolutionizing the U.S. economy, from a leading CEO\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAmerica used to define itself by the things we built. We designed and produced the world's most important innovations, and in doing so, created a vibrant manufacturing sector that established the middle class. We manufactured our way to the top and became the undisputed economic leader of the world. But over the last several decades, and especially in the last ten years, the sector that was America's great pride has eroded, costing us millions of jobs and putting our long-term prosperity at risk. Now, as we struggle to recover from the worst recession in generations, our only chance to turn things around is to revive the American manufacturing sector—and to revolutionize it. In \u003ci\u003eMake It in America: The Case for Reinventing the Economy\u003c\/i\u003e, Andrew Liveris—Chairman and CEO of The Dow Chemical Company—offers a thoughtful and passionate argument that America's future economic growth and prosperity depends on the strength of its manufacturing sector.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe book explains how a manufacturing sector creates economic value on a scale unmatched by any other, and how central the sector is to creating jobs both inside and outside the factory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores how other nations are building their manufacturing sectors to stay competitive in the global economy, and describes how America has failed to keep up\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an aggressive, practical, and comprehensive agenda that will put the U.S. back on track to lead the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt's time to stop accepting as inevitable the shuttering of factories and staggering job losses that have come to define manufacturing. It's time to acknowledge the cost of inaction. There is no better company to make the case for reviving U.S. manufacturing than The Dow Chemical Company, one of the world's largest manufacturers and most global corporations. And there's no better book to show why it needs to be done and how to do it than \u003ci\u003eMake It in America\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 The Rise and Fall 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow We Fell Out of Love with Manufacturing 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Multiplier Effect 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManufacturing Tomorrow 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurviving the Crisis 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Tale of Two Nations 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Separating What Can’t Be Separated 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Truth about the Manufacturing Crisis 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding Value the Only Way We Can 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrying to Survive on Ideas Alone 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere Manufacturing Goes, the Ideas Follow 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Fighting Offshoring 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShould I Stay or Should I Go? 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt Isn’t What You Think 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaxing Problems 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunding the Future 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegulating Our Way into a Muddle 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrading Our Way to Prosperity 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Energy Drives the World 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Big Energy Bill, and Not Just for Power 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New New 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGermany’s Green Miracle 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChina’s Green Revolution 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmerica Can’t Compete 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Building Tomorrow 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducation: “A Permanent National Recession” 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping the Right Skills for the New Workplace 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreventing a Worker Shortage 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat America Doesn’t Understand That Other Nations Do 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Tortoise and the Hare 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New Foundation of Infrastructure 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunding the Future 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Built to Compete 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Ambitious Agenda 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging the Way We Tax 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNational Incentive Strategy 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegulatory Policy 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEveryone Needs Good Trading Partners 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 The Long Game 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Human Element: Education and Immigration 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInnovation and Competitiveness 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 The Fork in the Road 163\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout The Dow Chemical Company 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAndrew N. Liveris is President, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of The Dow Chemical Company, a $54 billion global specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences, and plastics company. Liveris serves as Co-Chair of President Obama's Advanced Manufacturing Partnership. He serves on the board of directors of IBM, and is Vice Chairman of The Business Council, Vice Chair of the Business Roundtable, a member of the President's Export Council, and President and Chairman of the International Council of Chemical Associations. He is a member of the U.S.-India CEO Forum, Peterson Institute for International Economics, and the American Australian Association. He serves on the board of trustees for The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation, United States Council for International Business, and Tufts University.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003ePraise for Make It In America: The Case for Re-Inventing the Economy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Andrew presents a realistic and informed view of America's manufacturing problems and what needs to be done about them.\" —Warren E. Buffett\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A well-written and timely book that deserves wide circulation. Everyone concerned with America's economic difficulties should read it.\" —The Washington Examiner\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Mr. Liveris here raises an interesting argument and calls for new thinking.\"—THE Washington Times\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book serves as a clarion call for rebuilding the United States' manufacturing base.\"—New York Journal of Books\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Calls for a national strategy to revive manufacturing . . . doesn't shy away from proposing ideas that have defeated countless other reformers.\" —The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Perhaps because Liveris is Australian by birth, his economic patriotism comes across asgenuine and heartfelt.\" —The Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Liveris delivers a clear and compelling case for maintaining a robust manufacturing sector in the global marketplace of the twenty-first century. Every American who is concerned about the current or future state of our economy should read this book. For those who believe, asI do, that a strong manufacturing base is vital to creating jobs, innovation, and prosperity, this is a book to read and recommend to everyone you know.\"—Bill Ford, Executive Chairman, Ford Motor Company\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The perspective of a chief executive who is really makingvital decisions about the location of manufacturing plantsand research centers is well worth hearing . . . full of stimulating ideas and remarkably well written.\" —The Financial Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989553594597,"sku":"NP9781118199626","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118199626.jpg?v=1761784571","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/make-it-in-america-updated-edition-isbn-9781118199626","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}