Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Why Manufacturing Matters -- 2 The Ascent, 1865-1940 -- 3 Dominance, 1941-1973 -- 4 The Retreat, 1974- -- 5 The Past and the Future -- 6 Chances of Success -- Coda -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index.

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