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    The Carrier deal: Trump has won a battle, but is losing the war

The Carrier deal: Trump has won a battle, but is losing the war

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Last week, President-elect Donald Trump announced that a deal had been struck for the Carrier Corporation to keep about 1,000 manufacturing jobs in the US rather than move them to Mexico. Laura A. Reese and Gary Sands write that the subsidy deal – despite the positive reaction – should not become a model for the Trump administration’s jobs policies. […]

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    Detroit’s bankruptcy settlement will not solve the city’s problems

Detroit’s bankruptcy settlement will not solve the city’s problems

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In December, a federal judge ruled that the city of Detroit’s bankruptcy proceedings could continue, and it is now likely to take years for the city to settle its creditors’ claims. Gary Sands, Laura A. Reese, and Mark Skidmore look at Detroit’s recent history which has been characterized by deindustrialization and depopulation, and public mismanagement and corruption. They argue […]

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