Boom, Bust, Exodus: The Rust Belt, the Maquilas, and a Tale of Two Cities
In 2002, the town of Galesburg, a slowly declining Rustbelt city of 33,000 in western Illinois, learned that it would soon lose its largest factory, a Maytag refrigerator plant that had anchored Galesburg's social and economic life for decades. Workers at the plant earned $15.14 an hour, had good...
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In 2002, the town of Galesburg, a slowly declining Rustbelt city of 33,000 in western Illinois, learned that it would soon lose its largest factory, a Maytag refrigerator plant that had anchored Galesburg's social and economic life for decades. Workers at the plant earned $15.14 an hour, had good insurance, and were assured a solid retirement. In 2004, the plant was reloca
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780199765614 (0199765618)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pages no: 408
Edition language: English
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