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Unmade in China by Jeremy R. Haft

Unmade in China

The Hidden Truth About China's Economic Miracle

Jeremy R. Haft

Polity Press · Print & ebook · July 27, 2015

If you look carefully at how things are actually made in China - from shirts to toys, apple juice to oil rigs - you see a reality that contradicts every widely-held notion about the world's so-called economic powerhouse.

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Who it’s for
Jeremy R. Haft examines Chinese manufacturing through supply chains, firm-level data, and recent case studies.
Genres
International Economics, Manufacturing Industry, Globalization
Published
Polity Press, July 27, 2015

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If you look carefully at how things are actually made in China - from shirts to toys, apple juice to oil rigs - you see a reality that contradicts every widely-held notion about the world's so-called economic powerhouse. From the inside looking out, China is not a manufacturing juggernaut. It's a Lilliputian. Nor is it a killer of American jobs. It's a huge job creator.

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Rising China is importing goods from America in such volume that millions of U.S. jobs are sustained through Chinese trade and investment. In Unmade in China, entrepreneur and Georgetown University business professor Jeremy Haft lifts the lid on the hidden world of China's intricate supply chains. Informed by years of experience building new companies in China, Haft's unique, insider’s view reveals a startling picture of an economy which struggles to make baby formula safely, much less a nuclear power plant. Using firm-level data and recent case studies, Unmade in China tells the story of systemic risk in Chinese manufacturing and why this is both really bad and really good news for America.

China’s Supply Chains

Jeremy R. Haft examines Chinese manufacturing through supply chains, firm-level data, and recent case studies.

Come here for

  • China’s supply chains, from shirts and toys to apple juice and oil rigs
  • The U.S. jobs tied to Chinese trade and investment

Expect

  • A look at systemic risks in Chinese manufacturing
  • An account of how Chinese trade and investment sustain U.S. jobs

Where it sits

International Economics58%
Globalization57%
Manufacturing Industry50%

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Publisher categories

  • Asian American Studies
Authors
Jeremy R. Haft
Publisher
Polity Press
Published
July 27, 2015
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Asian American Studies