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Boom, Bust, Exodus
- The Rust Belt, the Maquilas, and a Tale of Two Cities
- Written by: Chad Broughton
- Narrated by: Stephen McLaughlin
- Length: 15 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
In 2002, the town of Galesburg, a slowly declining Rustbelt city of 33,000 in western Illinois, learned that it would soon lose its largest factory, a Maytag refrigerator plant that had anchored Galesburg's social and economic life for decades. Workers at the plant earned $15.14 an hour, had good insurance, and were assured a solid retirement. In 2004, the plant was relocated to Reynosa, Mexico, where workers sometimes spent 13-hour days assembling refrigerators for $1.10 an hour.
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An amazing analysis on the effects of NAFTA
- By Tblack on 2019-10-19
- Boom, Bust, Exodus
- The Rust Belt, the Maquilas, and a Tale of Two Cities
- Written by: Chad Broughton
- Narrated by: Stephen McLaughlin
An amazing analysis on the effects of NAFTA
Reviewed: 2019-10-19
The narrator was mediocre to just above average in my opinion. However the story and analysis is captivating and eye opening.
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