Rebuilding America Meeting of the Minds /

Are American manufacturing jobs gone forever? How does an economy that doesn't produce material goods create value? Will the phrase "Made in the U.S.A." carry any meaning for future generations? Broadcast from Carnegie Mellon University in the heart of steel country, this CNBC program...

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Other Authors: CNBC (Television network), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase.
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2012], c2010.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (47 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Series: Meeting of the Minds, America's Economic Future.
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Summary: Are American manufacturing jobs gone forever? How does an economy that doesn't produce material goods create value? Will the phrase "Made in the U.S.A." carry any meaning for future generations? Broadcast from Carnegie Mellon University in the heart of steel country, this CNBC program addresses one of the toughest and most emotional issues Americans face today. Expert panelists include Bill Ford, executive chairman of the Ford Motor Company; Jeff Immelt, chairman and CEO of GE; Leo W. Gerard, international president of United Steelworkers; and John Engler, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers.
Item Description: Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Post-Industrial America (1:20) -- Panel (1:42) -- Jeff Immelt (1:28) -- Designing Manufacturing Economy (2:09) -- Unemployed Audience Member's Question (1:48) -- Job Training (2:00) -- Public Works and Trade Debate (2:42) -- Unions and Autos (1:23) -- Negative Reputation of Unions (3:07) -- Protection of Non-Union Workers (3:17) -- State of American Manufacturing (1:23) -- Chinese Dumping (2:25) -- Chinese and Engineering (1:36) -- Public-Private Partnership (3:05) -- Outsourcing (2:06) -- CEOs and Outsourcing (1:50) -- Immelt on CEO Pay (1:24) -- Long-Term Focus (1:43) -- Rubber Band Production (1:49) -- Attracting Best and Brightest (2:10) -- Proposed Solutions Summarized (2:22) -- Additional Resources: Rebuilding America: Meeting of the Minds (0:23) -- Post-Industrial America (1:20) -- Panel (1:42) -- Jeff Immelt (1:28) -- Designing Manufacturing Economy (2:09) -- Unemployed Audience Member's Question (1:48) -- Job Training (2:00) -- Public Works and Trade Debate (2:42) -- Unions and Autos (1:23) -- Negative Reputation of Unions (3:07) -- Protection of Non-Union Workers (3:17) -- State of American Manufacturing (1:23) -- Chinese Dumping (2:25) -- Chinese and Engineering (1:36) -- Public-Private Partnership (3:05) -- Outsourcing (2:06) -- CEOs and Outsourcing (1:50) -- Immelt on CEO Pay (1:24) -- Long-Term Focus (1:43) -- Rubber Band Production (1:49) -- Attracting Best and Brightest (2:10) -- Proposed Solutions Summarized (2:22) -- Additional Resources: Rebuilding America: Meeting of the Minds (0:23)
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Are American manufacturing jobs gone forever? How does an economy that doesn't produce material goods create value? Will the phrase "Made in the U.S.A." carry any meaning for future generations? Broadcast from Carnegie Mellon University in the heart of steel country, this CNBC program addresses one of the toughest and most emotional issues Americans face today. Expert panelists include Bill Ford, executive chairman of the Ford Motor Company; Jeff Immelt, chairman and CEO of GE; Leo W. Gerard, international president of United Steelworkers; and John Engler, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers.
10 & up.
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (47 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Format: Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience: 10 & up.
Access: Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.