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Title: The American South in the Global Economy

Citation Type: Book, Section

Publication Year: 2011

ISBN: 080787289X, 9780807872895

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Abstract: The 1986 Commission on the Future of the South observed a "flash-flood of change rushing over the South . . . leaving many workers stranded." That flood was globalization. Since then, the floodwaters have only risen. Merchandise imports have grown faster than domestic output, and close to half the value of all imports comes from developing countries such as China. Most experts consider that trade helps the United States on the whole, but we also recognize that it rewards certain workers while hurting others. . .

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Authors: Kemeny, Thomas

Editors: Gitterman, Daniel, P; Coclanis, Peter, A

Pages: 73-78

Volume Title: A Way Forward: Building a Globally Competitive South

Publisher: UNC Press Books

Publisher Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other

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