Offshoring of American Jobs: What Response from U.S. Economic Policy?

by Alan S. Blinder and Jagdish N. Bhagwati

Two leading economists discuss a range of issues relating to the "offshoring" of American jobs, from free trade to unemployment levels.

It is no surprise that many fearful American workers see the call center operator in Bangalore or the factory worker in Guangzhou as a threat to their jobs. The emergence of China and India (along with other, smaller developing countries) as economic powers has doubled the supply of labor to the integrated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262013320
• ISBN13: 9780262013321
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 141 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher