The fall of an American Rome de-Industrialization of the American dream / Quentin R. Skrabec Jr.

Author/creator Skrabec, Quentin R.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Algora Publishing, [2014]
Descriptionxii, 203 pages ; 23 cm
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Contents The prelude : the Mont Pelerin society -- America's different path -- America's first de-industrialization -- A new world order -- Lordstown, the Rouge, and Conneaut -- And the wolf finally came : the 1970s -- Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley falls -- For whom the bell tolls : the year 1982 -- Rubber falls -- The Mon valley collapses -- The heartland feels the pain -- Barbarians at the gate : Detroit -- De-industrialization of an American company : Jones & Laughlin (Aka LTV) -- Mont Pelerin's Camelot in the 1990s -- Who killed Saturn? -- Tale of the last two cities -- A post industrial age? -- Maybe we need to revisit a whig party platform? -- Timeline -- Bibliography -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 197-198) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013049449
ISBN9781628940602 (soft cover : alk. paper)
ISBN9781628940619 (hard cover : alk. paper)

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