Scenarios about 'manufacturing decline'
The process of significant reduction in manufacturing capacity, employment, and output within a region or country, often associated with deindustrialization in developed economies since the 1970s. Manufacturing decline typically results from factors including globalization, automation, shifting comparative advantages, and policy changes, leading to profound economic, social, and political consequences for affected communities and national economies.
What If Indiana Developed Beyond Manufacturing Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the state of Indiana diversified its economy beyond manufacturing decades earlier, potentially transforming the Midwest's economic landscape and reshaping the Rust Belt's decline.