Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing

With Trump’s new tariffs now in effect, get an overview of the state of manufacturing in America and its role in the US economy.

“There’s no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil.” —Bill Gates

In Made in the USA, Vaclav Smil powerfully rebuts the notion that manufacturing is a relic of predigital history and that the loss of American manufacturing is a desirable evolutionary step toward a pure service economy. Smil argues that no advanced economy can prosper without a str...