Explores outsourcing of U.S. jobs, discussing reasons to contract out, its effects on global free trade, problems with the practice, resistance to it, and other related topics.
Explores outsourcing of U.S. jobs, discussing reasons to contract out, its effects on global free trade, problems with the practice, resistance to it, and other related topics.
how one furniture maker battled offshoring, stayed local--and helped save an American town
Macy, Beth
Describes how the chairman of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture fought for his more than seven hundred employees in a small Virginia town using legal maneuvers, factory efficiencies, and his wits and determination in the wake of sales losses to cheap Asian furniture imports.
Contains twenty-two articles that provide opposing viewpoints on outsourcing, debating the impact of offshore outsourcing on Americans, national security, and the world, and addressing the question of how the government should regulate outsourcing.
