Foxconned
Author | : Lawrence Tabak |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 313 |
Release | : 2021-11-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780226740652 |
ISBN-13 | : 022674065X |
Rating | : 4/5 (65X Downloads) |
Download or read book Foxconned written by Lawrence Tabak and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2021-11-19 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your dream house is blighted -- Foxconn comes to America -- What does the Foxconn say? -- Who made that TV? -- The land grab -- Racine, poster child of the Rust Belt -- Sherrard, Illinois -- Monkey business in the middle -- Wassily Leontief and input-output economic impact -- Flying Eagle economic impact -- A tea party for Foxconn -- A bright, shining object -- The problem with picking winners -- An ill wind blows -- All politics are local -- The trouble with TIF -- Following the money -- Foxconn on the ground -- Breaking the cycle.