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Foxconned: Imaginary Jobs, Bulldozed Homes, and the Sacking of Local Government
by Tabak, Lawrence | HC | LikeNew
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- Hardcover
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
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- ISBN
- 022674065X
- Book Title
- Foxconned : Imaginary Jobs, Bulldozed Homes, and the Sacking of Local Government
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Business & Economics
- Topic
- Economic History, Development / Economic Development, Government & Business, Corporate & Business History
- Item Weight
- 20 oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 280 Pages
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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
022674065X
ISBN-13
9780226740652
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20050029152
Product Key Features
Book Title
Foxconned : Imaginary Jobs, Bulldozed Homes, and the Sacking of Local Government
Number of Pages
280 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Economic History, Development / Economic Development, Government & Business, Corporate & Business History
Publication Year
2021
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Business & Economics
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
20 oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2021-016959
Dewey Edition
23
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Tabak's [earlier] warnings about the project proved proved, with astonishing speed, to be well founded. . . . Broadly, and persuasively, Tabak makes the case that municipalities should not seek to spark economic development through large deals with individual companies, because they turn governments into venture capitalists, except governments don't have the necessary expertise, tend not to hedge their bets, and gamble with taxpayer money., The book does such a good job of weaving together economics, history, and politics. . . It effectively illustrates what can go wrong when government officials try to orchestrate economic development., Tabak's [earlier] warnings about the project proved proved, with astonishing speed, to be well founded. . . Broadly, and persuasively, Tabak makes the case that municipalities should not seek to spark economic development through large deals with individual companies, because they turn governments into venture capitalists, except governments don't have the necessary expertise, tend not to hedge their bets, and gamble with taxpayer money., Lawrence Tabak's new book Foxconned isn't just a detailed account of how Donald Trump,Scott Walker and legislative Republicans snookered Wisconsin into a taxpayer-financed, now-in-shambles deal with corporate giant Foxconn, but an illuminating expose of all that's wrong with the way governments hand out incentives for private development., Tabak's engaging study of efforts in Wisconsin to attract the Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn provides a cautionary tale., A gripping and necessary postmortem on one of the biggest economic development fiascos of our time. Tabak applies a critical lens on the enormous quasi-public industry of business recruitment and how it can be exploitative--shockingly so--especially in job-starved postindustrial regions., The reporting that went into this book--into tracing the incredibly complex and deliberately hidden story of the damages wrought by Foxconn--is quite simply, breathtaking. This devilishly convoluted story is then told in clear, straightforward prose that makes this a narrative of our time, and one we should all read., Foxconned shines a much-needed light on two unfortunate practices that undermine our nation's economy yet receive far too little attention. One is the out-of-control competition in which governors and mayors throw piles of money at multibillion-dollar corporations to beg them to locate some jobs in their states and cities. Second, Tabak highlights how self-serving politicians often use tens of millions of taxpayers' dollars to lure corporations so that they can boast about it to boost their reelection efforts. This is an important, well-researched, and highly readable book., A valuable forensic analysis of a disastrous, politically motivated scam. . . . Foxconned delivers a multi-dimensional analysis of the plant's inception, funding, construction--or rather lack of construction--and eventual abandonment., Economists are often portrayed as being in constant disagreement, but one thing that we mostly agree about is that governments are really bad at picking winners... For those of you who do not believe the theory or who want to see how it plays out in practice, this is a good book. It gives numerous examples beyond the main story around Foxconn of why government should not pick winners. It makes a very strong case against corporate welfare in all forms and discusses the pernicious effects of competition between US states to attract investment., The new book Foxconned , by Madison's own Lawrence Tabak, confirms that the factory was a sordid political charade from its inception. In a fit of negligence and malfeasance, political leaders abused the citizens of Wisconsin on behalf of a foreign corporation. The Foxconn affair was a scandal, and Wisconsinites should treat those responsible as political pariahs., Not only does Tabak do a masterful and nuanced job of uncovering and detailing the behind-the-scenes politics that played out in this ill-fated economic development project, but he also tells the human stories of those Wisconsinites whose lives were most upended as a result., Tabak's new book Foxconned isn't just a detailed account of how Donald Trump, Scott Walker, and legislative Republicans snookered Wisconsin into a taxpayer-financed, now-in-shambles deal with corporate giant Foxconn, but an illuminating expose of all that's wrong with the way governments hand out incentives for private development., Tabak's new book Foxconned isn't just a detailed account of how Donald Trump,Scott Walker and legislative Republicans snookered Wisconsin into a taxpayer-financed, now-in-shambles deal with corporate giant Foxconn, but an illuminating expose of all that's wrong with the way governments hand out incentives for private development., Journalist Tabak offers a stark cautionary tale of the murky practices, questionable economics, and political wheeling and dealing done in the name of economic development and job creation by manufacturing giant Foxconn. . . . Economic concepts are accessible and eye-opening in Tabak's hands, while the events of small-town board meetings are simultaneously infuriating and page-turning. Tabak's impressively researched and investigated narrative is as timely as it is gripping.
Dewey Decimal
338.762138109775
Table Of Content
Introduction Foxconn Timeline Chapter 1 Your Dream House Is Blighted Chapter 2 Foxconn Comes to America Chapter 3 What Does the Foxconn Say? Chapter 4 Who Made That TV? Chapter 5 The Land Grab Chapter 6 Racine, Poster Child of the Rust Belt Chapter 7 Sherrard, Illinois Chapter 8 Monkey Business in the Middle Chapter 9 Wassily Leontief and Input-Output Economic Impact Chapter 10 Flying Eagle Economic Impact Chapter 11 A Tea Party for Foxconn Chapter 12 A Bright, Shining Object Chapter 13 The Problem with Picking Winners Chapter 14 An Ill Wind Blows Chapter 15 All Politics Are Local Chapter 16 The Trouble with TIF Chapter 17 Following the Money Chapter 18 Foxconn on the Ground Chapter 19 Breaking the Cycle Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Powerful and resonant, Foxconned is both the definitive autopsy of the Foxconn fiasco and a dire warning to communities and states nationwide. When Wisconsin governor Scott Walker stood shoulder to shoulder with President Trump and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan at the White House in July 2017, they painted a glorious picture of his state's future. Foxconn, the enormous China-based electronics firm, was promising to bring TV manufacturing back to the United States with a $10 billion investment and 13,000 well-paying jobs. They actually were making America great again, they crowed. Two years later, the project was in shambles. Ten thousand construction workers were supposed to have been building what Trump had promised would be "the eighth wonder of the world." Instead, land had been seized, homes had been destroyed, and hundreds of millions of municipal dollars had been committed for just a few hundred jobs--nowhere near enough for Foxconn to earn the incentives Walker had shoveled at them. In Foxconned , journalist Lawrence Tabak details the full story of this utter collapse, which was disturbingly inevitable. As Tabak shows, everything about Foxconn was a disaster. But worse, he reveals how the economic incentive infrastructure across the country is broken, leading to waste, cronyism, and the steady transfer of tax revenue to corporations. Tabak details every kind of financial chicanery, from eminent domain abuse to good old-fashioned looting--all to benefit a coterie of consultants, politicians, and contractors. With compassion and care, he also reports the distressing stories of the many individuals whose lives were upended by Foxconn.
LC Classification Number
HC107.W62R338 2021
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