Management Papers
Title
Document Type
Book Chapter
Date of this Version
5-16-2017
Publication Source
The Factory-Free Economy
Abstract
De-industrialization was accelerated by the 2008-2009 crisis in most high income countries. Yet the trend began decades earlier, as comparative advantage of emerging economies shifted towards more advanced goods and their growing populations commanded an increasing share in global demand. This shift towards a factory-free economy in high income countries has drawn the attention of policy makers in North America and Europe. Some politicians have articulated alarming views, initiating mercantilist or beggar thy neighbor cost-competitiveness policies. Yet companies like Apple, which concentrates research and design innovations at home but no longer has any factories in the United States, may be the norm in the future.
Copyright/Permission Statement
This chapter belongs to The Factory-Free Economy by Lionel Fontagne and Ann Harrison (2017). It was reproduced by permission of Oxford University Press.
Recommended Citation
Fontagne, L. & Harrison, A. (2017). Introduction. In L. Fontagne & A. Harrison (Eds.), The Factory-Free Economy. New York: Oxford University Press.
Embargo Date
5-16-2019
Date Posted: 19 February 2018
This document has been peer reviewed.