Two widely read sources weighed in yesterday on the debate about how much America should focus on reviving the manufacturing sector. Both Matt Yglesias' "Forget the Factories" and Catherine Rampell's "Never Mind Factories. Think Services" argue that the recent promotion of the "factory sector" is wrong-headed and potentially counterproductive.
This lunchtime event will discuss whether the United States need a national industrial strategy and will feature Douglas-Holtz Eakin, President, American Action Forum; Ron Blackwell, Chief Economist, AFL-CIO; and Clyde V. Prestowitz, Jr., President, Economic Strategy Institute.By Invitation Only
