“CANARIES IN THE COAL MINE:” THE DEINDUSTRIALIZATION OF NEW ENGLAND AND THE RISE OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY, 1923-1975
This essay discusses the process that led to the decline of New England’s traditional industries and to the creation of its depressed milltowns. It argues that the decline of the New England textile and shoe industries was part of the maturation of industrial capitalism. This deindustrialization ha...
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| Language: | English |
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Economic & Business History Society
1999-06-01
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| Series: | Essays in Economic and Business History |
| Online Access: | https://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/295 |