Does America Need Manufacturing?

Can the United States prosper and participate successfully in international trade with an economy based mainly on services and without manufacturing?

Ralph Gomory, one of America's leading economic thinkers, challenges the conventional wisdom about the post-industrial economy. Boldly clarifying classic economic analysis, Gomory explains why manufacturing continues to be essential to our prosperity.

Please join us for a provocative discussion on the future of the American economy.

Participants

featured speakers
Ralph Gomory
Former Senior Vice President for Science and Technology, IBM
President Emeritus, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Research Professsor, New York University
Recipient, National Medal of Science
Advisor to Smart Globalization Initiative, New America Foundation

moderator
Michael Lind
Policy Director, Economic Growth Program, New America Foundation