Foxconned : imaginary jobs, bulldozed homes & the sacking of local government
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Published
Chicago ; The University of Chicago Press, [2021].
Status
Shirlington - Adult Nonfiction
338.761 TABAK
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338.761 TABAK
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Published
Chicago ; The University of Chicago Press, [2021].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxi, 290 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-275) and index.
Description
"In 2018, the Republican-led State of Wisconsin signed a economic-development deal with Foxconn, the China-based electronics manufacturer, nominally securing 13,000 jobs. Yet as journalist Lawrence Tabak powerfully shows, the deal is a disaster in every dimension: economic, political, cultural, legal, and environmental. Disfranchising American citizens of power, money, and land, the Foxconn deal demonstrates all the ways that the pursuit of jobs can ruin American communities nationwide. Tabak demonstrates that such packages of incentives cannot make economic sense on this scale. Subsequently, the proposed size of the plant has shrunk and grown and shrunk again, and its purported function has changed repeatedly. It's possible most of Foxconn's plans will turn out to be mirage. Yet the story of the dealmaking is complete, and its impacts on Wisconsin and its people will be permanent"--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Economic development projects -- Political aspects -- Wisconsin.
Economic development projects -- Social aspects -- Wisconsin.
Economic development projects -- Wisconsin.
Foxconn International Holdings Ltd.
Industrial development projects -- Wisconsin -- Racine County.
Industrial promotion -- Wisconsin.
Tax increment financing -- Wisconsin.
Economic development projects -- Social aspects -- Wisconsin.
Economic development projects -- Wisconsin.
Foxconn International Holdings Ltd.
Industrial development projects -- Wisconsin -- Racine County.
Industrial promotion -- Wisconsin.
Tax increment financing -- Wisconsin.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tabak, L. (2021). Foxconned: imaginary jobs, bulldozed homes & the sacking of local government . The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tabak, Lawrence. 2021. Foxconned: Imaginary Jobs, Bulldozed Homes & the Sacking of Local Government. The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tabak, Lawrence. Foxconned: Imaginary Jobs, Bulldozed Homes & the Sacking of Local Government The University of Chicago Press, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tabak, Lawrence. Foxconned: Imaginary Jobs, Bulldozed Homes & the Sacking of Local Government The University of Chicago Press, 2021.
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