Plant shutdowns and industrial flight: Dealing capital out in the eighties

The causes of industrial flight & its costs to workers & trade unions in the US are assessed. Various strategies for combating plant closures are evaluated, including proposed federal legislation & localized forms of worker intervention such as the Youngstown Community Steel Corp. Pointi...

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Published in:Contemporary Crises 1982-04, Vol.6 (2), p.183-194
Main Author: Moss, Bernard H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Closure
Flight
Industrial (see also Industrialization, Industrialized)
Plant/Plants
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Summary:The causes of industrial flight & its costs to workers & trade unions in the US are assessed. Various strategies for combating plant closures are evaluated, including proposed federal legislation & localized forms of worker intervention such as the Youngstown Community Steel Corp. Pointing out the limitations of these approaches, a more global political solution is proposed. Known as the alternative economic strategy in Western Europe, this solution would aim to reindustrialize the US economy through large measures of nationalization, public planning, & worker control. Modified AA.
ISSN:0378-1100
0925-4994
1573-0751
DOI:10.1007/BF00729292