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Boom, bust, exodus : the Rust Belt, the maquilas, and a tale of two cities, Chad Broughton
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- Summary
- "In 2002, the town of Galesburg, a slowly declining Rustbelt city of 34,000 in western Illinois, learned that it would soon lose its largest factory, a Maytag refrigerator plant that had anchored Galesburg's social and economic life for half a century. Workers at the plant earned $15.14 an hour, had good insurance, and were assured a solid retirement. In 2004, the plant was relocated to Reynosa, Mexico, where workers spent 13-hour days assembling refrigerators for $1.10 an hour. In Boom, Bust, Exodus, Broughton offers a look at the transition to a globalized economy, from the perspective of those who have felt its effects most. In today's highly commoditized world, we are increasingly divorced from the origins of the goods we consume; the human labor required to create our smart phones and hybrid cars is so far removed from the end product we need not even think about it. And yet, Broughton shows, the human cost behind the shifting currents of the global economy remains a reality. Broughton illuminates these complexities through a tale of two cities that have fared very differently in the global contest to woo or retain fickle capital. In Galesburg, the economy is a shadow of what it once was. Reynosa, in contrast, has become one of the exploding 'second-tier cities' of the developing world, thanks to the influx of foreign-owned, export-oriented maquiladoras. And yet even these distinctions cannot be finely drawn: families struggle to get by in Reynosa, and the city is beset by violence and a ruthless drug war. Those left behind in declining of Galesburg, meanwhile, do not see themselves as helpless victims: many have gone back to school, scramble from job to job, and have learned to adapt and even thrive. It is a downsized existence, but a full-sized life nonetheless"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 399 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Prologue
- Boom Days in the Appliance City
- Life in the Magic Valley
- A New Era for an American Classic
- The Red-headed Stepchild
- Padre Mike and Nafta Man
- Resist, Reinvent, Resent
- "Sin Maíz, No Hay País"
- "The End is HERE!"
- The Mike Allen Question
- Chiles, Coyotes, and Vanilla
- Frogs, Mules, and Life after Maytag
- "Esa es Mi Visión"
- Looking North from Barra de Cazones
- Getting Back to Work in the 'Burg
- Hojas, Blackberries, and the Tortilla King
- Treading Water in the Great Recession
- Little Detroit, El Cartel, and Aguamiel
- Epilogue
- Isbn
- 9780199765614
- Label
- Boom, bust, exodus : the Rust Belt, the maquilas, and a tale of two cities
- Title
- Boom, bust, exodus
- Title remainder
- the Rust Belt, the maquilas, and a tale of two cities
- Statement of responsibility
- Chad Broughton
- Subject
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- Employees
- Galesburg (Ill.) -- Economic conditions
- Galesburg (Ill.) -- Social conditions
- Globalization -- Social aspects
- Globalization -- Social aspects -- Illinois | Galesburg
- Globalization -- Social aspects -- Mexico | Reynosa (Tamaulipas)
- Illinois -- Galesburg
- Maytag Corporation
- Maytag Corporation -- Employees
- Economic history
- Offshore assembly industry
- Offshore assembly industry -- Mexico | Reynosa (Tamaulipas)
- Reynosa (Tamaulipas, Mexico) -- Economic conditions
- Reynosa (Tamaulipas, Mexico) -- Social conditions
- Social history
- Working class
- Working class -- Illinois | Galesburg
- Working class -- Mexico | Reynosa (Tamaulipas)
- Mexico -- Reynosa (Tamaulipas)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In 2002, the town of Galesburg, a slowly declining Rustbelt city of 34,000 in western Illinois, learned that it would soon lose its largest factory, a Maytag refrigerator plant that had anchored Galesburg's social and economic life for half a century. Workers at the plant earned $15.14 an hour, had good insurance, and were assured a solid retirement. In 2004, the plant was relocated to Reynosa, Mexico, where workers spent 13-hour days assembling refrigerators for $1.10 an hour. In Boom, Bust, Exodus, Broughton offers a look at the transition to a globalized economy, from the perspective of those who have felt its effects most. In today's highly commoditized world, we are increasingly divorced from the origins of the goods we consume; the human labor required to create our smart phones and hybrid cars is so far removed from the end product we need not even think about it. And yet, Broughton shows, the human cost behind the shifting currents of the global economy remains a reality. Broughton illuminates these complexities through a tale of two cities that have fared very differently in the global contest to woo or retain fickle capital. In Galesburg, the economy is a shadow of what it once was. Reynosa, in contrast, has become one of the exploding 'second-tier cities' of the developing world, thanks to the influx of foreign-owned, export-oriented maquiladoras. And yet even these distinctions cannot be finely drawn: families struggle to get by in Reynosa, and the city is beset by violence and a ruthless drug war. Those left behind in declining of Galesburg, meanwhile, do not see themselves as helpless victims: many have gone back to school, scramble from job to job, and have learned to adapt and even thrive. It is a downsized existence, but a full-sized life nonetheless"--
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- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Broughton, Chad
- Dewey number
- 330.9773/49
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HC108.G26
- LC item number
- B76 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Maytag Corporation
- Maytag Corporation
- Working class
- Working class
- Offshore assembly industry
- Globalization
- Globalization
- Economic history
- Employees
- Globalization
- Offshore assembly industry
- Social history
- Working class
- Galesburg (Ill.)
- Reynosa (Tamaulipas, Mexico)
- Galesburg (Ill.)
- Reynosa (Tamaulipas, Mexico)
- Illinois
- Mexico
- Label
- Boom, bust, exodus : the Rust Belt, the maquilas, and a tale of two cities, Chad Broughton
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue -- Boom Days in the Appliance City -- Life in the Magic Valley -- A New Era for an American Classic -- The Red-headed Stepchild -- Padre Mike and Nafta Man -- Resist, Reinvent, Resent -- "Sin Maíz, No Hay País" -- "The End is HERE!" -- The Mike Allen Question -- Chiles, Coyotes, and Vanilla -- Frogs, Mules, and Life after Maytag -- "Esa es Mi Visión" -- Looking North from Barra de Cazones -- Getting Back to Work in the 'Burg -- Hojas, Blackberries, and the Tortilla King -- Treading Water in the Great Recession -- Little Detroit, El Cartel, and Aguamiel -- Epilogue
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 399 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780199765614
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2014008029
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)878117251
- (OCoLC)ocn878117251
- Label
- Boom, bust, exodus : the Rust Belt, the maquilas, and a tale of two cities, Chad Broughton
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue -- Boom Days in the Appliance City -- Life in the Magic Valley -- A New Era for an American Classic -- The Red-headed Stepchild -- Padre Mike and Nafta Man -- Resist, Reinvent, Resent -- "Sin Maíz, No Hay País" -- "The End is HERE!" -- The Mike Allen Question -- Chiles, Coyotes, and Vanilla -- Frogs, Mules, and Life after Maytag -- "Esa es Mi Visión" -- Looking North from Barra de Cazones -- Getting Back to Work in the 'Burg -- Hojas, Blackberries, and the Tortilla King -- Treading Water in the Great Recession -- Little Detroit, El Cartel, and Aguamiel -- Epilogue
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 399 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780199765614
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2014008029
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)878117251
- (OCoLC)ocn878117251
Subject
- Employees
- Galesburg (Ill.) -- Economic conditions
- Galesburg (Ill.) -- Social conditions
- Globalization -- Social aspects
- Globalization -- Social aspects -- Illinois | Galesburg
- Globalization -- Social aspects -- Mexico | Reynosa (Tamaulipas)
- Illinois -- Galesburg
- Maytag Corporation
- Maytag Corporation -- Employees
- Economic history
- Offshore assembly industry
- Offshore assembly industry -- Mexico | Reynosa (Tamaulipas)
- Reynosa (Tamaulipas, Mexico) -- Economic conditions
- Reynosa (Tamaulipas, Mexico) -- Social conditions
- Social history
- Working class
- Working class -- Illinois | Galesburg
- Working class -- Mexico | Reynosa (Tamaulipas)
- Mexico -- Reynosa (Tamaulipas)
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