What Happened to the World's Manufacturing Jobs?

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English - October 21, 2019 21:00 - 29 minutes - 337 MB Video - ★★★★ - 7 ratings
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Economist Aashish Mehta suggests the days of high manufacturing employment in this country are over. He explains data that show that It is increasingly hard for any wealthy country to compete in the global market — and for poorer countries to get rich by industrializing. He explores the affect of automation and off-shoring as he looks at the cause and potential solutions. Series: "GRIT Talks" [Show ID: 35265]